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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
West Ham 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Shops Acts.
The provisions of the Shops Acts are carried out by Mr.
E.J. Ferrier under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health,
and the following' Table shows the work performed in connection
therewith :—
List of Shops Visited during the Year 1932.
| Class of Shop. | Visited. | No half-holiday form exhibited. | Warned verbally. | Warning Notice sent. | Refused to serve. | Summonses attended. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 185 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Boot repairers, etc. | 35 | .... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Butchers | 453 | 11 | 90 | 3 | 120 | 1 |
| Caterers | 31 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Carpets and rugs | 16 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Chemists and druggists | 80 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | .... |
| China and glassware | 136 | 5 | 14 | .... | 12 | 1 |
| Clothiers | 179 | 3 | 11 | .... | 16 | .... |
| Confectionery and tobacco | 631 | 9 | 138 | 57 | 186 | 14 |
| Corn merchants | 20 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Cycle Dealers | 20 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
| Drapers, Milliners and Mantle Dealers | 535 | 19 | 108 | 11 | 69 | 2 |
| Fishmongers | 357 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 54 | .... |
| Fruiterers and Greengrocers | 582 | 14 | 157 | 17 | 177 | 4 |
| Furniture Dealers | 73 | 2 | 4 | .... | 4 | .... |
| Furriers | 6 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Grocers and General | 700 | 18 | 156 | 39 | 199 | 14 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 337 | 4 | 25 | .... | 24 | .... |
| Hosiers and Hatters | 158 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Ironmongers | 29 | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... |
| Leather and Grindery | 33 | .... | .... | .... | 2 | .... |
| Mixed | 460 | 28 | 82 | 30 | 111 | 1 |
| Music | 46 | .... | 3 | .... | 5 | .... |
| Picture Frames | 21 | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | .... |
| Public Houses | 56 | 3 | 6 | .... | 1 | .... |
| Tailors | 111 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .... |
| Tov and Fancy Goods | 80 | 4 | 11 | .... | 6 | .... |
| Watchmakers, Jewellers and Pawnbrokers | 19 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
| Wireless | 94 | 1 | 12 | .... | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 5,483 | 143 | 906 | 172 | 1,055 | 42 |
For results of Police Court Proceedings, see page 56,
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