Maureen Sweeney Leith jobs in the 1960s

In this episode of Leith Lives Maureen Sweeney tells of starting work in the office of Bond 9 on Commercial Street at the age of 17 Maureen recounts the lively atmosphere in the Bond where all the workers were given 'an official' a tot of whisky two times a day and if the ladies wanted lemonade it was an extra 6d ! After working for 3 years in the Bond Maureen moved to work in the Eastern General Hospital where along with paying out wages and pensions she had to help transport body parts !Maureen then takes us on a trip around the fine assortment of shops that existed in Leith at that time from Andersons the butcher for lovely mince to Stella Blacks for delicious vanilla slices and pies