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Census of distribution and other services
The Census of Distribution Committee of the Board of Trade, in
a report published in 1946, recommended the taking of a census and
indicated the trades to be covered and the type of information to be
collected. The first "Census of Distribution and Other Services"
was taken by the Board of Trade in 1951, being conducted by post, and
traders were required to make returns for the calendar or business
year 1950.
The report, published by the Board of Trade in 1953, shows that
in Lewisham there were 2,248 establishments whose major activity
came within the category of either retail or service trade. These
establishments employed 4,880 males and 3,944 females fulltime and
2,515 persons parttime. There were 10 establishments classed as
"central offices and warehouses" belonging to the larger multiple
organisations employing 233 persons.
Details are given in appendix D.