London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Tottenham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Section 22(1) | Compensatory holidays not being allowed for Sunday employment | 2 |
| Section 22(3) | Record of Sunday employment not kept | 12 |
| Section 47 | Sale of goods not exempted by the 5th schedule | 20 |
| Section 50 | Sunday trade notices not displayed or in possession of the occupier | 69 |
Informal notices were sent to the occupiers of shops with
regard to holidays for Sunday employment and for not keeping a
record.
For failing to keep a record one shopkeeper was prosecuted.
3 Form VII (Record of Sunday employment) were sold,
Warning letters were sent to 14 shopkeepers for illegal
Sunday trading and in the remaining six cases legal proceedings
were instituted. 42 notices were sold to occupiers under section
50 informal notices were sent requiring these notices to be
exhibited on Sunday. Nine warning letters were sent in this connection,
and it was found necessary to prosecute 4 shopkeepers for
failing to comply with the Regulations.
Section 53: Jewish Traders
During the year the names of two traders were removed from
the register and three were added; the total on the register now
being six