[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough.

  • Eccles (Greater Manchester, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Eccles Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SHOPS ACT, 1950 There are 889 occupied shops in the Borough, classified as follows :— Animal Foods ... ... ... ... ... 2 Artists’Materials ... ... ... ... 2 Auctioneers ... ... ... ... ... 1 Bread and Confectionery ... ... ... 31 Butchers ... ... ... ... ... 50 Boots and Shoes ... ... ... ... 13 Boot and Shoe Repairers ... ... ... 14 Chemists ... ... ... ... ... 13 Cafes and Snack Bars ... ... ... ... 18 Cycle Dealers ... ... ... ... ... 10 Cooked Meats and Tripe... ... ... ... 4 Dyers and Cleaners ... ... ... ... 17 Drapers ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Decorators’ Supplies ... ... ... ... 16 Electric and Radio Appliances ... ... ... 21 Engineers’Tools ... ... ... ... 2 Fancy Goods ... ... ... ... ... 7 Fish and Chips ... . ... ... ... 31 Fishmongers ... ... ... ... ... 3 Florists ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Funeral Directors ... ... ... ... 3 Fents ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Gas Appliances ... ... ... ... ... 1 Grocers ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Greengrocers ... ... ... ... ... 44 Hardware... ... ... ... ... ... 26 House Furnishers ... ... ... ... 11 Hairdressers ... ... ... ... ... 40 J ewellers ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Leather Goods ... ... ... ... ... 3 Millinery ... ... ... ... ... 8 Motor Accessories and Petrol Sales ... ... 17 Mixed Business ... ... ... ... ... 71 Newsagents and Stationery ... ... ... 41 Off-Licences ... ... ... ... ... 45 On-Licences ... ... ... ... ... 48 Opticians ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Outfitters ... ... ... ... ... 50 Photographers ... ... ... ... ... 4 Post Offices (Mainly) ... ... ... ... 10 Piano Dealers ... ... ... ... ... 1 Pet Shops ... ... ... ... ... 4 Pawnbrokers ... ... ... ... ... 1 Sanitary Fittings ... ... ... ... 5 Sweets and Tobacco ... ... ... ... 41 Sewing Machines... ... ... ... ... 1 Sports Equipment ... ... ... ... 1 Surgical Appliances ... ... ... ... 2 Tobacconists ... ... ... ... ... 4 Toys ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Travel Agency ... ... ... ... ... 1 Walk-round Stores ... ... ... ... 4 Wardrobe Dealers ... ... ... ... 5 Woodworkers’ Supplies ... ... ... ... 4 Wholesale Dealers ... ... ... ... 6 TABLE XXVI PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 (RODENT CONTROL) TYPE OF PROPER! Y Local authority Dwelling houses All other premises Agricultural premises Total 1. Number of Properties inspected as a result of {a) Notification 14 103 38 155 [b) Survey under the Act 8 285 18 7 318 (c) Otherwise ... 1 2 — •— 3 2. Total inspections carried out including re-inspections 177 L120 388 37 1,722 3. Number of “ Properties ” inspected which were found to be infested by {a) Rats (i) Major ... 2 1 1 4 (ii) Minor ... 6 49 13 2 70 (6) Mice (i) Major ... — ■— — — —- (ii) Minor ... 8 63 30 — 101 4. Number of Infested Properties treated by the Local Authority 16 109 43 3 171 5. Total Treatments carried out 17 109 50 3 179