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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
Kingston upon Thames 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| No. of cases in which defects found | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred | No. of Prosecutions | ||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Not designated for sexes | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| No proper access by means of paved path | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
PART VIII OF THE ACT.
Outwork. The following table gives details of work which is carried out in private dwelling houses. The conditions obtaining have been found to be satisfactory..
| Nature of Work | No. of Outworkers |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparelmaking etc. | 36 |
| Brass & brass articles | 12 |
| Artificial flowers | 1 |
8. SHOPS ACT. 1950.
The welfare provisions of this Act were repealed and are now
covered by the requirements of the Offices. Shops and Railway Premises
Act. The remaining provisions relating to closing hours. halfholidays.
hours of employment of young persons and Sunday trading are
administered by the Department.
Exemption Orders have been made under Section 1 whereby it is not
an obligation to close a shop on one half=day in each week. These
Orders relate to the central shopping area of Kingston and the whole
of the former Boroughs of Maiden and Coombe and Surbiton. By this
means it is possible for six=day trading to be operated in respect of
many trades and businesses..
During the year 557 visits were made and legal proceedings were
instituted in a case where camping equipment was being sold on Sundays.
The firm concerned was fined £1. with 5 guineas costs..