Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Type of Premises | Registered during year | Total No. of Registered Premises at end of year | Registered Premises receiving general inspections during year | Persons employed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Offices | 137 | 975 | 604 | 17,398 |
Retail Shops | 56 | 1,012 | 459 | 3, 533 |
Wholesale Shops | 51 | 538 | 297 | 4, 835 |
Catering establishments/ Staff Canteens | 24 | 259 | 175 | 1,536 |
Fuel Storage Depots | - | 1 | - | 15 |
Total: | 268 | 2,785 | 1,535 | 27,317 |
(Males: (Females: | 18, 032) 9,285) | |||
Other visits to registered premises | 1,184 | |||
Visits to non-registered premises | 822 | |||
Informal Notices served | ||||
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 Notification of Employment of Persons Order, 1964 Lifts and Hoists Regulations 1968 | 589 153 130 | |||
Accidents notified - Causes | ||||
Machinery Non-power driven machinery or relevant part in motion | 2 | |||
Power driven machinery or relevant part in motion | 2 | |||
- Machinery or relevant part at rest (power or non-power driven | 1 | |||
Transport; Vehicle in motion not moved by power | 2 | |||
Vehicle in motion moved by power | 5 | |||
Vehicle stationary | 1 | |||
Falls of persons; On or from fixed stairs | 5 | |||
On or from ladders or step ladders | 1 | |||
Other falls from one level to another | 4 | |||
Falls on the same level | 8 | |||
Stepping on or striking against object or person | 6 | |||
Handling Goods (not otherwise classifiable) | 17 | |||
Struck by falling object | 6 | |||
Not otherwise specified | 8 | |||
Total: | 68 |