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DISPOSAL OF UNSOUND FOOD.
In order to prevent waste where possible, most of this unsound food
was forwarded to dealers appointed by the Ministry of Food for reconditioning
or other purposes.
PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD REGULATIONS.
All articles taken were in accordance with the Regulations.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT,1933.
31 Licences were granted during the year. 93 Inspections and visits
were made, and general observation was kept of stalls and shops for
unauthorised sellers, but no infringements were reported.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT,1941.
Throughout the year a vigilant watch was kept, for contraventions
of the Act,but none was observed.
-PET ANIMALS ACT,1951.
There are six premises licensed under the Pet Animals Act, 1951. In
two cases a considerable business is carried on, mostly in birds and
goldfish. Of the other four, one is a dealer in a few tame mice, one deals
in dogs and the other two in pigeons. In these four cases, dealing is
done on a very small scale only.
During the year 30 inspections were made to these premises, and in
no case were the conditions of the licence being contravened.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT,1951.
This Act came into operation on the 1st November, 1951 and adds considerably
to the powers and duties in connection with rag flock imposed
upon Metropolitan Borough Councils by the Public Health (Lonrton)Act, 1936.
Tho Act is designed to secure the use of clean filling materials in
upholstery, etc.,and to that end provides for the registration of premises
where the filling materials are used and the licensing of premises where
rag flock is manufactured and where it is stored. The Act requires that
the occupiers keep records and it is essential that the records are
inspected and kept up to date; this will be done by the Sanitary Inspectors.
Generally speaking, it will be an offence to have dirty filling materials
on registered or licensed premises and also to sell new upholstery, etc.,
which is stuffed with unclean materials although there are several statutory
defences available to anyone against whom proceedings are taken.
At the end of 1952 the number of registered premises where filling
materials are used was 103, and during the year 12 licences were issued
in respect of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored.
145 Inspections of the premises were made.