Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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appearing under a new name and amendments to existing entries, are printed in
heavy type.
THE POISONS RULES. 1961, made under Section 23 impose appropriate requirements
and restrictions on the sale of substances now added to the Poisons List by the
Poisons List Order, 196. and also make certain other amendments to the Poisons
Rules, 1960, in particular ones consequential upon other changes in the Poisons
List effected by that Order, including changes of nomenclature with consequential
rearrangement. The Fourth Schedule to the Poisons Rules, 1960 as amended
by these Rules, is set out in the Second Schedule, substances included in the
Fourth Schedule for the first time, substances appearing therein under a new
name and amendments to existing entries being printed in heavy type.
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941. The provisions of this Act which a local
authority has power to enforce, relate to the prohibition of the publication
of advertisements concerning certain diseases, to the prohibition
of the publication of any advertisement relating to abortion and to the
disclosure of certain information as to the composition of medicines.
The following is a summary of the work carried out under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 -
Registered Food Premises | 1,936 |
Other Food Premises | 1,115 |
Stalls | 346 |
Markets | 240 |
Food | 276 |
Dairies and Milk Distributors | 536 |
Food Complaints | 48 |
Food Poisoning cases | 27 |
Samples - formal | 364 |
Samples - informal | 279 |
Graded Milks | 442 |
Tuberculin Tested (Raw) Milk | 13 |
Ice Cream (for bacteriological examination) | 78 |
All types of Food Premises | 40 |