[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.
- Nottingham City Council
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![148 Outwork Outworkers employed in the City totalled 2,357 and 1,890 visits were paid to their premises which, in 5 cases, were found to be unwholesome. Nature of Work No. of Outworkers 1953 1954 Lace, lace curtains and nets 1,102 1,211 Wearing Apparel :— Making etc., cleansing and washing 970 960 Nets, other than wire nets 101 89 Carding, etc. of buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and hair pins 39 39 Household linen 28 38 Brass and brass articles 15 17 Weaving of textile fabrics 2 3 Paper bags 2 — Brushes 1 — 2,260 2,357 SHOPS ACT, 1950 Visits to shops during the year totalled 973. The provisions of the Act relating to closing hours and early closing days were, on the whole, well observed, but it was necessary to institute proceedings in five cases for non-observance of the provisions relating to Sunday trading, with the following results :— Two Motor Traders were fined 7^2. Os. Od. and 7^5. Os. Od., respect¬ ively for failing to exhibit the statutory notices when carrying on retail trade on Sunday. ✓ A Hardware Merchant was fined 7^1. Os. Od. for carrying on trade on Sunday. Two Grocers were fined 7^1. Os. Od. and 7]3. Os. Od. respectively for selling groceries and failing to exhibit the requisite Sunday trading notices.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29924637_0154.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
