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Harrow 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
The number of employment agencies registered at the end of the year
was 41. During the year 11 new licences were issued, while over the same
period 11 licences, where agencies either changed hands or closed down,
were cancelled. Visits were made to the agencies to ensure that the byelaws
relative to records and other matters were being observed. No
serious contraventions were noted.
Pharmacy & Poisons
The number of persons listed as sellers of poisons to which Part II
of the Pharmacy & Poisons Act 1933 relates was 96. The following table
shows the type of premises from which these poisons were sold:-
The 1972 figures are shown in brackets:-
| Builders, Builders' Merchants | 3 | (5) |
| Hardware Stores | 30 | (35) |
| General Provisions | 49 | (56) |
| Nurseries, Corn Merchants | 6 | (7) |
| Hairdressers | 1 | (1) |
| Motor & Cycle Accessories | 3 | (1) |
| Laboratory/Druggists | 3 | (4) |
| Pet Stores | 1 | (1) |
| 96 | (110) |
Sampling
Fifteen samples were obtained from the premises of persons listed as
sellers of Part II Poisons and were submitted to examination by the
Public Analyst. All were reported as being satisfactory.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Nineteen samples of toys and two samples of cooking utensils were
submitted to the Public Analysts for examination. All satisfield the
requirements of the regulations made under the Consumer Protection
Act 1961.