London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Waltham Forest 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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3. Registration and/or Licensing of Business Premises
(i) Approximate numbers of business premises in the Borough and functions involved.
| ICE-CREAM | MILK | PRESERVED FOOD | SHELL-FISH | POWER FACTORY | NON-POWER FACTORY | CATERING | OFF-LICENCES | BAKEHOUSES | HAIRDRESSERS | HAWKERS' STORAGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafes | 249 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 249 | - | - | - | - |
| Chemists | 93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Council properties | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Dairies/Depots | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Factories | 982 | - | - | - | - | 960 | 10 | 54 | - | 30 | - | - |
| Food Factories, depots, etc. | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food Hawkers | 160 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Food premises, retail | 1,342 | 714 | 193 | 78 | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Food storage, hawkers | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| Hairdressers | 209 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 209 | - |
| Hospitals | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Milk vending machines | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Multiple stores | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Non-food retail premises | 1,710 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Off-licences | 87 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | - | - |
| Pet Animals | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Houses | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Rag Flock | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Schools | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 784 | 222 | 81 | 14 | 972 | 10 | 421 | 119 | 30 | 209 | 45 |
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