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Southall 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE SHOPS ACTS
The general arrangements for the administration of the Shops Acts were
set out on page 43 of the Report for 1935.
There are approximately 750 shops in Southall, and legislation in recent
years has been both progressive and rapid. There is therefore still a considerable
amount of routine work which requires to be done in the district to bring the
local standard up to the advantages allowed by the Acts.
The statistics for the year are shown in the following table:—
Table No. 37
| Number of shops inspected | 2,527 |
| Number of infringements re exhibition of notices | 219 |
| Number of infringements re hours of employment | 4 |
| Number of infringements under Section 10 of the 1934 Act | 74 |
| Number of infringements of the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928 | 15 |
| Number of applications for exemption certificates under Section 10 of the Shops Act, 1934 | — |
| Number of cases in which such certificate was granted | — |
| Number of police court proceedings | — |
| Number of infringements of Sec. 10 of the Act of 1912 | 1 |
| Number of infringements of Sec. 4 of the Act of 1912 | 6 |
| Number of infringements of Sec. 3 of the Act of 1912 | 6 |
| re Notices under Sunday Trading (Restriction) Act, 1936 | 46 |
| re Section 1 of the Sunday Trading (Restriction) Act, 1936 | 10 |
| re Early Closing Orders | 5 |
| re Section (1) 1 of the Shops Act, 1912 | 10 |
| re Sec. 2 of the Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928 | 1 |