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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
Harrow 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following orders are in force within the Borough:—
| Areas | Effect of Order | Shops Affected |
|---|---|---|
| (i) General Half-holiday Orders:— | ||
| Little Stanmore | Fixes Thursday as early closing day | All non-exempted shops except barbers, hairdressers, furniture dealers, cabinet makers and motor engineers and agents. |
| Wealdstone | Fixes Wednesday as early closing day | Barbers and hairdressers. |
| (ii) Extensions of Half-holiday Orders to exempted orders:— | ||
| Wealdstone | Fixes Wednesday as early closing day | Fruiterers and greengrocers. |
| Wealdstone | do. | Butchers and pork butchers (uncooked meat including pork but excluding bacon and ham). |
| Wealdstone (Kenton area only) | do. | Fishmongers. |
| Wealdstone (except Kenton area) | Fixes Monday as early closing day | do. |
| (iii) Exemptions from half-holiday obligations:— | ||
| Harrow-on-the-Hill | Total exemption from half-holiday | Wardrobe dealers and retailers of toys and fancy articles. |
| Wealdstone | do. | do. |
| (iv) Closing Orders:— | ||
| Harrow-on-the-Hill | Fixes closing hours | Butchers and pork butchers. |
| Wealdstone | do. | Wardrobe dealers and retailers of toys and fancy articles. |
| (v) Orders under Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928:— | ||
| Harrow-on-the-Hill | Fixes later closing hours | Tobacco and smokers' requisites. |
The total number of shops on the register at the end of the year was 2,348, an increase of 5 on the previous year. The following is a list of the various types of shops and their numbers:
| Antique Dealers | 9 | Pets Shops | 6 |
| Boot Repairers | 61 | Second-hand Wardrobes | 6 |
| Boots and Shoes Retailers | 52 | Wines | 41 |
| Corn Chandlers | 8 | Outfitters (Gents) | 81 |
| Confectioners/Cafes | 172 | Radio T.V. | 62 |
| Drapers | 55 | Toys/Sports | 14 |
| Fruiterers and Greengrocers | 144 | Miscellaneous | 95 |
| Builders' Merchants | 25 | Fish Shops | 63 |
| Butchers | 133 | Grocers | 229 |
| Chemists | 77 | Hardware | 68 |
| Motor/Cycle Accessories | 99 | Library | 5 |
| Coal Order Offices | 36 | Mixed Shops | 14 |
| Dairies | 36 | Newsagents | 125 |
| Florists | 27 | Outfitters (Ladies) | 93 |
| Furnishers | 50 | Public Houses | 56 |
| Glassware | 14 | Tobacconists | 144 |
| Hairdressers | 129 | Wool | 22 |
| Jewellers | 30 | Photographers | 15 |
| Leather Goods | 11 | Stationers | 6 |
| Musical | 4 | Wallpaper/Paint | 12 |
| Opticians | 20 |