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Exhumations.—During the year two exhumations under Home Office Licence
were carried out.
Offensive Trades.—By the Transfer of Powers Order, 1933, consideration
of, and decision on applications for the establishment anew or the enlargement
of certain offensive businesses, or imposition, modification, or removal of conditions,
was transferred from the London County Council to the Metropolitan Borough
Councils. In Woolwich, however, there is only one offensive trade, namely, that
of a slaughterer of poultry. The premises were approved by the London County
Council in November, 1931.
Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons.—Power is given by Section
28 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, to remove infirm
and diseased persons living under insanitary conditions to institutions. Usually
such persons are persuaded to enter an institution, but occasionally difficulty is
experienced in this connection, and it is necessary to make application to a
Magistrate for an Order. Two such applications were made during 1935.
Sandpits.—It is the practice of the Council to disinfect all children's sandpits
under their control at regular intervals during the year.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.—This Act places upon Metropolitan
Borough Councils the duties of enforcing the provisions of that part of the Act
which relates to poisons in Part 2 of the Poisons List. Poisons in Part 1 of the
Poisons List may only be sold by "authorised sellers" and those in Part 2 by
authorised sellers and by persons whose names appear in a register to be kept by
the local authority. " Authorised sellers," i.e., pharmacists, will be inspected by
Inspectors appointed by the Pharmaceutical Society, but the Borough Council
are required to arrange for the necessary inspection of all other persons. The
Council have appointed the Medical Officer of Health, the Chief Sanitary Inspector
and two district inspectors as inspectors under the Act.
The Act will come into force on the 1st May, 1936.