§ 34. Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department at what intervals between 1st January, 1947, and 1st January, 1957, were inspections made of the dangerous drugs registers of chemists in Eastbourne; and what branch of his Department was responsible for such inspections.
§ Mr. SimonThe routine inspection of registers kept by retail chemists in accordance with the provisions of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1951, is the responsibility of the police. My right hon. Friend understands that the Eastbourne police made 587 visits to retail chemists in the borough during the period in question.