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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
East Ham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| E. Statistics | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Number of shops in borough open | 1, 909 | 1,902 |
| " " " " " closed | 108 | 125 |
| 2,017 | 2,027 | |
| Number of Inspections - Shops Act | 1,617 | 1,473 |
| " " " - Health & Comfort | 721 | 427 |
| - Insufficient/Unsatisfactory | 87 | 43 |
| Number of Inspections - Records | 667 | 377 |
| " " " - Unsatisfactory | 301 | 175 |
| Change of Occupier | 110 | 109 |
| 11 " Trade | 5 | 1 |
| " " Occupier & Trade | 51 | 62 |
| 166 | 172 | |
| Number of Assistants employed - | ||
| Male | 1,102 | 1, 117 |
| Female | 2,017 | 1,989 |
| Male - Young persons | 137 | 141 |
| Female - " " | 174 | 184 |
| 3,430 | 3,431 | |
| Visits - Other Matters | 551 | 475 |
| " - Closing Hours | 3,659 | 2,794 |
| Cautions | 137 | 82 |
| " - Holiday Closing | 514 | 346 |
| Registered Traders Section 53 | 6 | 6 |
| (Jewish Faith) - New | 1 | - |
| - Cancelled | 1 | 1 |
| (Kosher Butchers) | 3 | 3 |
| - Cancelled | 1 | - |
| Visits - Heating Appliances | 1, 209 | 1,428 |
| Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933 | ||
| Visits - Pharmacy & Poisons - Storage | 140 | 126 |
| " - Number of Renewals | 123 | 112 |
| " - New applications | 17 | 14 |
| " - Number of Cancellations | 19 | 24 |
| Number of premises registered | 135 | 125 |
| Explosives Act, 1875 and 1923 | ||
| Visits - Explosives Act - Storage | 176 | 178 |
| " - Number of Renewals | 141 | 139 |
| " - Number of New applications | 35 | 39 |
| " - Number of Cancellations | 27 | 38 |
| " - Number of premises registered | 175 | 174 |