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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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(iv) Shops.
When the Shops Act, 1934 came into operation a detailed
inspection of all the shops within the Borough was carried out
by the Inspectors, particular attention then being paid to the
requirements of Section 10 of the Act relating to the health and
comfort of the shop assistants.
During the past year a few complaints were received
respecting the insufficient heating in certain shops during the
winter months. In every case the matter was brought to the
attention of the shopkeeper and no statutory action was found
to be necessary.
The following statistics are of interest:—
The approximate number of shops within the Borough at the end of 1936, exclusive of licensed premises and garages, is 864, classified as under:—
| Butchers | 45 | Grocers, Provisons and General Stores | 130 |
| Boots & Shoes (including Boot Repairers) | 45 | ||
| Hairdressers (Ladies & Gents) | 50 | ||
| Bakers & Confectioners | 26 | ||
| Chemists | 23 | Ironmongery, Hardware and Wood Merchants | 32 |
| Coal Order Offices (not including Railway Depots) | 9 | ||
| Jewellers and Watchmakers | 11 | ||
| Corn Chandlers | 3 | Opticians | 4 |
| Costumiers, Milliners and Furriers | 17 | Pawnbrokers | 4 |
| Photographers | 2 | ||
| Drapers | 35 | Radio, Cycle & Music Dealers | 23 |
| Dairies | 19 | ||
| Electrical Shops | 7 | Refeshment and Dining Rooms, etc. | 51 |
| furniture (including Second-hand Dealers) | 24 | ||
| Stationers and Printers | 3 | ||
| Fancy feather Goods | 3 | Tobacconists, Confectioners & Newsagents (including I,ending libraries) | 146 |
| Fruiterers, Greengrocers and Florists | 71 | ||
| Fish Shops (including Fried Fish Shops) | 21 | ||
| Toy Shops | 3 | ||
| Gent's Outfitters, Tailors etc. | 32 | Wines and Spirits | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 14 |