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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
Havering 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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Generally, the Regulations have been observed by retailers thus safeguarding the interests of the customer.
| PROSECUTIONS Act | Section | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 16 | Obstructions of floors, passages and stairs | £20 fine |
| 2. „ | 6(4) | Thermometer | £5 fine |
| 12(l)a | Clothing accommodation | £5 fine | |
| 12(l)b | Means of drying clothing | £5 fine | |
| 13 | Sitting facilities | £10 fine | |
| 24 | First Aid | £5 fine | |
| 49(1) | Abstract of Act | £5 fine | |
| Shops Act, 1950 | 17(2) | Assistants' half-holiday notice | £1 fine |
| 3. Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 8 | Lighting | £30 fine |
| 16(4) | Fencing-opening in floor | £50 fine | |
| 4. Shops Act 1950 | 17(2) | Assistants' half-holiday notice | £1 fine |
| Offices, Shops & Railway Premises Act, 1963 | 10(1) | Washing facilities — running supply of hot or warm water | £20 fine |
| 9(2) | sanitary conveniences not kept clean | £20 fine |
Five employers were prosecuted for alleged offences under
the Acts. In one case, summonses were withdrawn on the date of
hearing. In the second of the cases listed above sixteen
summonses were dismissed by the magistrates on the grounds
that at the time of the offences the part of the premises concerned
was not within the scope of the Act. Costs of £37.5.0.were
awarded to the Council in respect of four cases.
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