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
West Ham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Principle Trade. | INFRINGEMENTS. | WARNINGS. | Refused to serve after hours. | Summonses. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Visits. | Notices NOT exhibited. | Open after Hours. | Y.P.s working after hours. | ||||||||
| Verbal. | Letters. | ||||||||||
| H-H | K | E or F | H or J | ||||||||
| Bakers | 307 | 41 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 108 | 10 | 30 | — |
| Boots and Shoes | 85 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 98 | 9 | 7 | — |
| Builders' Merchants | 70 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Butchers | 424 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 127 | 19 | 60 | — |
| Caterers | 180 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 1 | — | — |
| Carpets, Rugs and Lino | 79 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 10 | — |
| Chemists and Druggists | 157 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | 25 | 3 | 20 | — |
| China and Glass | 64 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — |
| Clothiers | 145 | 14 | — | 13 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Confectionery and Tobacco | 825 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 68 | 6 | 166 | 35 | 187 | — |
| Corn Merchants | 76 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Cycle Dealers | 103 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Domestic Stores | 122 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Drapers, Milliners, and Mantle Dealers | 638 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 74 | 37 | 146 | 34 | 51 | |
| Fishmongers | 181 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 19 | — |
| Florists | 57 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Fruiterers and Greengrocers | 502 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 97 | 6 | 103 | 41 | 52 | 5 |
| Furniture Dealers | 137 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 | — | 7 | — |
| Furriers | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grocers, General, etc. | 894 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 80 | 7 | 99 | 57 | 172 | 1 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers | 334 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| Hosiers and Hatters | 103 | 8 | — | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | — | — |
| Ironmongers | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Leather and Harness Makers | 47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Live Stock | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Mixed | 507 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 110 | 6 | 104 | 26 | 129 | — |
| Music | 31 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Newsagents and Stationers | 105 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 10 | — |
| Opticians | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Photographers and Pictures | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Public Houses | 162 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Tailors | 135 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 28 | — |
| Toys and Fancy Goods | 92 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 9 | — |
| Watchmakers, Jewellers and Pawnbrokers | 132 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Wireless and Electrical | 144 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 22 | — |
| Totals:— | 6981 | 327 | 70 | 277 | 280 | 704 | 117 | 1342 | 289 | 904 | 9 |
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H-H (Half-Holiday) K (Seats for females) E or F (Hours worked by Young Persons) H or J (Abstract of Act 1934)
For results of Police Court Proceedings see pages 72 and 73.