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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

Tower Hamlets 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 45OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963

TABLE 45

OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963

Type of PremisesRegistered during yearTotal No. of Registered Premises at end of yearRegistered Premises receiving general inspections during yearPersons employed
Offices13797560417,398
Retail Shops561,0124593, 533
Wholesale Shops515382974, 835
Catering establishments/ Staff Canteens242591751,536
Fuel Storage Depots-1-15
Total:2682,7851,53527,317
(Males: (Females:18, 032) 9,285)
Other visits to registered premises1,184
Visits to non-registered premises822
Informal Notices served
Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 Notification of Employment of Persons Order, 1964 Lifts and Hoists Regulations 1968589 153 130
Accidents notified - Causes
Machinery Non-power driven machinery or relevant part in motion2
Power driven machinery or relevant part in motion2
- Machinery or relevant part at rest (power or non-power driven1
Transport; Vehicle in motion not moved by power2
Vehicle in motion moved by power5
Vehicle stationary1
Falls of persons; On or from fixed stairs5
On or from ladders or step ladders1
Other falls from one level to another4
Falls on the same level8
Stepping on or striking against object or person6
Handling Goods (not otherwise classifiable)17
Struck by falling object6
Not otherwise specified8
Total:68