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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
The sale of certain poisons (chiefly those used for sanitary domestic
and horticultural purposes) by persons other than pharmacists is subject to
the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder. A person selling
such poisons must have his name on a List kept by the Council and must make
application annually for re-entry and pay a prescribed fee. Compliance
must be made with the requirements relating to storage, transport, labelling
and containers.
There are 43 names on the Council's List, 82 visits to premises being
made during the year.
Radioactive Substances Act, 1960
As from 1st December 1963 persons who keep or use radioactive materials
are, unless exempted, required to register with the Minister of Housing and
Local Government and obtain authorisation from him for the accumulation or
disposal of radioactive waste.
Certificates of registration issued under Section 1 and authorisations
under Sections 6 and 7 were issued by the Minister on three premises in the
Borough.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
This Act, designed to secure the use of clean filling materials in
articles which are upholstered, stuffed or lined, requires the licensing or
registration (as the case may be) of premises where rag flock is manufactured
or stored or filling materials are used. Regulations made under the Act
prescribe standards of cleanliness for filling materials.
Premises registered for the use of filling materials number 13. The
licences of two premises used for the storage of rag flock not being renewed
this year use of the premises for the purpose was discontinued. Twelve
samples of filling materials were obtained from registered premises during
the year. The Analyst reported excessive chlorine content in a sample of
rag flock and excessive trash content in one of cotton felt. Legal proceedings
were instituted against the vendors for these offences, an absolute
discharge being recorded in the former case on payment of £3.13.0 costs, and
in the latter the vendor was fined £20 with £3.7.0 costs.
Refuse Disposal
The Public Cleansing Officer has kindly supplied the following information
on refuse disposed of during the year:-
House and Trade Refuse 39,984 Tons
Street and Market Refuse 9,073 "
Where possible refuse collection is carried out in the Borough by means
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