London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Harrow 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
This page requires JavaScript
87
SHOPS
There were 2,154 occupied shops on the register at the end of the
year. An increase of 13 on the previous year. This figure included 25
individually occupied stalls in the Wealdstone covered market hall which
opened earlier in the year. The trend for a number of vacated retail shop
premises to become occupied for other business purposes such as offices
or agencies continued.
The following is a list of the various types of shops in the Borough classified under their principal trades:–
| Antiques | 17 (14) | Mixed Stores | 28 (30) |
| Boot repairs | 30 (31) | Motors and Accessories | 135 (135) |
| Boots and Shoes | 44 (43) | Musical | 15 (13) |
| Builders' Merchants | 23 (24) | Newsagents | 105 (105) |
| Butchers | 96 (98) | Opticians | 18 (17) |
| Chemists | 57 (57) | Outfitters—Ladies | 108 (98) |
| Coal Order Offices | 17 (18) | ,, Gents | 75 (75) |
| Cafes/Restaurants | 96 (95) | Paint and Wallpaper | 43 (43) |
| Confectionery | 68 (60) | Photographic | 21 (20) |
| Drapers | 25 (28) | Pet Shops | 13 (13) |
| Radio and T.V. | 93 (92) | Public Houses | 54 (54) |
| Fish Shops | 38 (38) | Second-hand wardrobes | 3 (3) |
| Florists | 26 (26) | Sewing machines | 5 (6) |
| Fruit and Greengrocery | 98 (99) | Stationers | 18 (19) |
| Furnishers | 67 (65) | Tobacconists | 88 (98) |
| Glassware | 14 (13) | Toys and Sports | 23 (25) |
| Grocers | 136 (139) | Wines and Spirits | 46 (46) |
| Hairdressers | 144 (148) | Wools | 19 (19) |
| Hardware | 58 (62) | Woodwork, Timber | 24 (22) |
| Jewellers | 24 (25) | Miscellaneous | 132 (115) |
| Leather Goods | 10 (10) | ||
| TOTAL | 2,154 | ||
1970 figures in brackets.
During the year 1,326 visits were made for the purpose of administering
the Shops Act 1950/65 and Sunday and Evening observations were
also made; a number of constructions were noted and dealt with; no
summary proceedings were taken.