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49.
PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD REGULATIONS.
All articles taken were in accordance with the Regulations.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
37 Licences were granted during the year. 86 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 watch was kept for contraventions of the Act,
but none was observed.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926, ORDERS.
General observation was kept of all stalls and shops in the Borough
where foodstuffs scheduled under these Orders were exposed for sale.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
There were ten premises licensed under this Act during the year. In
six cases a considerable business is carried on, mostly in birds and
goldfish, but the other four deal on a very small scale only, two in dogs
and the other two in pigeons.
During the year 26 inspections were made of these premises, and in no
case were the conditions of the licence being contravened.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT,1951
At the end of 1957 the number of registered premises where filling
materials were used was 109, and during the year 11 licences were issued
in respect of premises where rag flock is manufactured or stored.
289 Inspections of the premises were made.
23 Samples of filling materials were taken and submitted to the
Public Analyst. All were found to comply with the prescribed standards.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
During the year Public Health propaganda was continued.
Health propaganda posters were posted and regularly changed from time
to time on the Public Health notice boards which are fixed in positions on
the Council's housing estates. There is also a large notice board situated
at the Town Hall and also one at St,John's churchyard.
In eddition to this Public Health leaflets have been distributed
through the courtesy of the Borough Librarian at the Public Libraries.