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Bromley 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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VIII.—SHOPS ACTS.
Five hundred and fifty-nine visits were made under
these Acts. Fifty-one contraventions were reported, which
principally related to the failure to display notices with
reference to the Assistants' Half-Holiday form and the
hours of employment of Assistants under the age of 18
years. In every case the shop-keepers provided the
necessary forms forthwith.
This district is patrolled periodically during the
week-days and Sunday evenings.
Contraventions.
Nature of Offence. Type of Shop. Action taken.
Assistant employed Wireless and Warning.
on statutory half- Electrical
dav closing. Appliances.
| Number of Licences issued | 102 |
| (i) For Petroleum Spirit | 98 |
| (ii) For Carbide of Calcium | 4 |
| Total quantity of Petroleum Spirit in | |
| gallons | 170,789 |
| (i) Bulk storage in gallons | 156,745 |
| (ii) Two-gallon can storage in gallons | 14,044 |
| Carbide of Calcium in lbs. ... | 668 |
Of the 102 licences issued, 85 were renewals and 17
were new or additional licences. Included in the total
of 102 licences are 23 licences for combined bulk and
can storage.
Two hundred and seven visits to storage places were
made during 1933.
The following figures show the increase in licenced
storage which has taken place since 1926:—