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

East Ham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: There are about 2,000 shops in the Borough, comprising 65 trades, and during the past year 1,019 inspections have been made as follows: —

There are about 2,000 shops in the Borough, comprising 65 trades, and during the past year 1,019 inspections have been made as follows: —

Grocers, Provision and General628
Drapers117
Bakers56
Butchers41
Greengrocers41
Milliners23
Oil Stores16
Tobacco15
Hosiers14
Boot12
Barbers10
Tailors9
Corn dealers8
Confectioners6
Ham and Beef4
Fancy3
Fishmongers3
On Licences3
Fruiterers2
Coffee and Dining Rooms2
Music2
Dairy1
Chemist1
Florist1
Off Licence1

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As a result of the Inspections made, 385 contraventions were
discovered, resulting in legal proceedings being instituted in 40
instances, as follows:—
Contravening the Grocers', Provision Dealers' and
General Shop-keepers' Half-holiday Order 18
Do. Butchers' Closing Order 6
Employing children during prohibited hours 17
Failure to exhibit Notice 1
Two cases that were dismissed related to proceedings
under the Butchers' Closing Order, and referred in the first
instance to a provision dealer selling salt pork after the butchers'