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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

Croydon 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE A - Registrations and General Inspections

TABLE A - Registrations and General Inspections

Class of PremisesNumber of Premises Registered during the yearTotal Number of Registered Premises at end of yearNumber of Registered Premises receiving a general inspection during the year
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Offices1061,188121
Retail Shops1741,911515
Wholesale Shops, Warehouses911026
Catering Establishments open to the public, Canteens4320356
Fuel Storage Depot-2-
TOTALS3323,414718

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TABLE B - Number of Visits of all kinds by Inspectors
to Registered Premises
3,750

Table: TABLE C - Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace

TABLE C - Analysis of Persons Employed in Registered Premises by Workplace

Class of WorkplaceNumber of Persons Employed
(1)(2)
Offices28,734
Retail Shops12,238
Wholesale Departments, Warehouses2,154
Catering Establishments open to the public2,662
Canteens511
Fuel storage depots22
TOTAL46,321
Total Males22,151
Total Females24,170

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TABLE D - Exemptions
No exemptions were granted under the Act during 1968.
TABLE E - Prosecutions
There were no prosecutions under the Act during the year.
The majority of inspections carried out under the Act are undertaken
by a Specialist Public Health Inspector assisted by three Technical Assistants.
In addition, the public health inspectorate (establishment - 20) carry
out inspections at food premises to avoid duplication of visits.
Three members of the clerical staff are employed full time on work in
connection with the Act.