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Medical Officer of Health and by general practitioners in the Borough,
during the year. The specimens comprised: 132 faeces, 23 throat swabs,
8 rectal swabs and 3 nasal swabs.
Legislation
The following Acts, Orders and Regulations affecting the Department
were made during the year :
Date
Operative
Housing Act 1964 Various
Riding Establishments Act 1964 1.4.65
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964 1.4.65
Children's Nightdresses Regulations 1964 1.10.64.
Dried Milk Regulations 1964 . 11.3.64
London Authorities (Health and Welfare Services)Order 1964 25.9.64
Meat (Treatment) Regulations 1964 23.1.64
Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food Regulations 15.8.64
Poisons (Fluoracetamide and Fluoracetamilide) Rules 1964 7.2.64
Poisons Rules 1964 8.5.64
Poisons (No.2) Rules 1964 1.10.64
Poisons List Order 1964 8,5.64
Poisons List (No.2) Order 1964 1.10.64
Rent Restrictions (-Amendment) Regulations 1964 28.9.64
Soft Drinks Regulations 1964 2.6.64
Shops and Officos - Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act
1963 (Commencement No.l) Order 1964 Various
Do. ( " No. 2) " " Various
Do. (Exemption No.l) " " 1.8.64
Do. ( " No.2) „ „ 1.8.64
Do. Annual Report Order 1964 13.8.64
Do. Forms Order 1964 1.8,64
Do. First Aid Order 1964 1.9.64
Do. Notification of Employment of Persons Order 1964 1.5.64
Do. Prescribed Dangerous Machines Order 19641.8.64
Do. Washing Facilities Regulations 1964 1.1.66
Do. . Sanitary Conveniences Regulations 1964 1.1.66
Do. Offices and Shops in Factories (First Aid) Regs. 1964 1.12.64
Do. Offices at Building Operations, etc. (First Aid)
Regulations 1964 1.12.64
Do. Offices in Electrical Stations (First Aid) Regs. 1964 1.12.64
Other subjects dealt with in Circulars issued by Government Departments
included the following:-
Ministry of Health:
Annual Reports of Medical Officers of Health; Procuring samples of
drugs under the Food and Drugs Act 1955; Enquiry into Typhoid outbreak
in Aberdeen; Voluntary effort in the Health and Welfare Services;
National arrangements for dealing with incidents involving radioactive
substances; Transitional arrangements on the Transfer of Health and
Welfare Services under the Local Government Act 1963.
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