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63
7 Shops demolished during the year.
2 New shops
4 Shops converted into private dwellings and
2 Retail shops to other business.
Changes during the year were as follows
Change of occupier 95
Change of occupier and trade 76
Change of trade 5
176
No. of shops visited 1,635
No. of inspections - Health and Comfort 592
No. of shops insufficient/unsatisfactory 89
No. of inspection-records 608
No. of shops - Unsatisfactory 200
Visits re closing hours 2,259
Cautions 123
Warning letters 36
Prosecutions 13
Visits re other matters 244
Visits re holiday closing 548
Assistants employed; Male 1,080
Female 1,725
Young Persons - Male 114
Young Persons - Female 163
Total: 3,082
Ten shops are registered in respect of Sunday Trading by members of the Jewish faith, including
four Kosher butchers.
Pharmacy & Poisons Act
Visits re storage 142
New applications 11
Renewals 135
Cancellations 11
Total premises registered 145
Explosives Act
Visits re storage 150
New applications 20
Renewals 142
Cancellations 20
Total premises registered 161
Heating Appliances (fireguards) Act, 1952
1,246 visits and observations were made regarding new and second-hand heating appliances
exposed for sale.
A number of shopkeepers were cautioned regarding defective or unsuitable heaters, - mainly
second-hand - exposed for sale.
Minor Excise Licences
97 visits were made during the year, for the most part in connection with Refreshment House
Act registrations.
Domestic Servants
Records were inspected at the one registry in the Borough.