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49.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933.
40 Licences were granted during the year, 53 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.
Verbal warning was given to six butchers regarding labelling of imported
meat,
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
There were fourteen premises licensed under this Act during the year.
In ten 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 35 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 1958 the number of registered premises where filling
materials were used was 114, and during the year 12 licences were issued
in respect cf premises where rag flook is manufactured or stored.
229 Inspections cf the premises were made.
6 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 addition to this, Public Health leaflets have been distributed
through the courtesy of the Borough Librarian at the Public Libraries.