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SHOPS
At the end of the year there were 2,122 occupied shops on the register
—32 fewer than on the 31st December 1971. The size of the decrease is
accounted for by the fact the figures include the individually occupied
stalls in the Wealdstone Covered Market which closed during the year.
The following is a list of the various types of shop in the Borough classified
under their principle trades—the figures for 1971 are shown in brackets:
Antiques 18 (17)
Boot repairs 27 (30)
Boots and Shoes 41 (44)
Builders' Merchants 26 (23)
Butchers 93 (96)
Chemists 54 (57)
Coal Order Offices 17 (17)
Cafes/Restaurants and
Take Away 104 (96)
Confectionery 58 (68)
Drapers 22 (25)
Electrical, Radio and TV. 94 (93)
Fish Shops 39 (38)
Florists 27 (26)
Fruit and Greengrocery 95 (98)
Furnishers 69 (67)
Glassware 14 (14)
Grocers 132 (136)
Hairdressers 138 (144)
Hardware 53 (58)
Jewellers 22 (24)
Leather goods 9 (10)
Large stores 27 (28)
Motors and Accessories 142 (135)
Musical 16 (15)
Newsagents 105 (105)
Opticians19 (18)
Outfitters Ladies 107 (108)
Gents 75 (75)
Paint and Wallpaper 38 (43)
Photographic 21 (21)
Pet Shops 12 (13)
Public Houses 54 (54)
Second-hand Wardrobes 2 (3)
Sewing Machines 5 (5)
Stationers 16 (18)
Tobacconists 85 (88)
Toys and Sports 25 (23)
Wines and Spirits 46 (46)
Wools 19 (19)
Woodwork, Timber 24 (24)
Miscellaneous 132 (132)
1,088 visits were made for the purpose of administering the Shops
Acts. Sunday and evening observations (17) were also made. The number
of infringements noted was 147 all of which were dealt with by those
responsible for the business or premises involved.