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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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SHOPS
At the end of the year there were 2,171 occupied shops on the register,
5 fewer than at the end of the previous year. A number of shops which
became vacant were later re-occupied for business purposes (other than
retail trade) e.g. as offices or agencies.
Two new large food stores opened during the year, while one closed
down and at the end of the year was still vacant. The number of small
food businesses fell by 16.
The following is a list of the various types of shops in the Borough, classified under their principal trades. The figures in brackets indicate the figures in
During the year 1,269 visits were made for the purposes of administering
the Shops Acts 1950/1965; Sunday and evening observations were
also made, and many minor contraventions were noted and dealt with.
Summary proceedings were taken in one case where a trader persisted
in selling non-exempted goods on a Sunday; a fine of £2 was imposed.