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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

Hammersmith 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table 2L
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT. 1963
Registrations & General Inspections:

Table:

Class of premisesNo. of premises registered during yearTotal number of registered premises at end of yearNumber of registered premises receiving ageneral inspection during year
Offices121616200
Retail shops1961,421303
Wholesale shops, warehouses84325
Catering establishments open
to the public, canteens5324911
Fuel storage depots000
Totals3782,329539

Table: Table 22. Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace:

Table 22. Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace:

Class of workplaceNumber of persons employed
Offices9,585
Retail shops6,478
Wholesale departments, warehouses1,002
Catering establishments open to the public3,373
Canteens174
Fuel storage depots0
Total20,612
Total males10,294
Total females10,318
Number of visits of all kinds by inspectors to registered premises728

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Table: Table 23. Factories Act, 1961 1. Inspections:

Table 23. Factories Act, 1961 1. Inspections:

PremisesNumberon RegisterInspectionsNumber of Written NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities244657
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority88730530
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority, (excluding outworkers' premises)
Total113137037—