[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney].

  • Hackney (London, England). Council.
Date:
[1971]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    82 Wearing apparel 494 Household linen 9 Furniture and upholstery 2 Brass articles 1 Iron and steel chains 6 Artificial flowers 10 Making of boxes 35 Brush making 7 Carding of buttons 2 Stuffed toys 1 Unbrellas 5 Total 572 OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963 Statistics relating to registration and general inspections are set out below:- Class of Premises Number of premises registered during the year Total Number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year Offices 14 872 60 Retail shops 7 1,552 938 Wholesale shops, warehouses. 4 369 43 Catering establishments open to the public, canteens 1 278 25 Fuel storage depots - 5 - Total 26 3,076 1,066 During the year 42 notifications of accidents were received, 39 were of a minor nature but there were three serious accidents, one of them fatal. In no instance was it found that the accident resulted from a breach of the Act. 81 Notices were served upon occupiers of premises who failed to comply with the requirements of the Act but in only two instances was it necessary to institute legal proceedings and fines totalling £12 with £8 costs were imposed. The Public Health Inspectors made a total of 1, 857 visits. Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace Class of Workplace Number of persons employed Offices 17,776 Retail shops 10,451 Wholesale departments, warehouses 6,895 Catering establishments open to the public 1,862 Canteens 812 Fuel storage depots 98 Total 37,894 Total males 21,222 Total females 16,672