Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1905 of the Acting Medical Officer of Health
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Borough of hampstead.
This is to
Certify
that
We, the Mayor. Hldermen & Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, in the County
of London have ascertained that the premises of
at in the above Borough, are suitable for
the business of a Hairdresser and that the said has
undertaken to carry on the business of a Hairdresser at the said
premises in accordance with the Regulations hereinafter mentioned.
Dated this day of 190
Mayor.
Tomn Clerk.
The following are the Regulations referred to:-
1. All shaters, fittings, and tables in which implements are placed to be of glass, marble, slate
or other similar material.
2. Clean towels is to be used for each customer, and a fresh piece of paper or clean linen
to be placed on the back of chair or head cost.
3. No general powder puffs to be used, and powder pulverizens or cotton wool substituted.
No spenges to be used.
4. All hairclippers, razers, scissors, combs or other tools after use, to be placed in a desinfecting solution.
5 Razer to be wiped on paper.
6.Perfectly clean hairbrushes must be used.
7. Shaving brushes after use to be placed in a disinfecting solution.
8. Liquid or powdered soap or shaving cream to be used.
9.But hair falling on the flour to be immediately.
10. No general clean crystals or blocks to be used as a stiptie, but a liquid or powder applied.
11. The most serufinlins cleanlyness to be observed in all that pertains to the bussiness.
Regular customers and subscribers should be strongly recommended to provide their own toilet
articles, razers, brushes &c. which beexclusivly reserved for the owner's
*The following disinfectonts to be used, viz:-
by them solution in the prepertion of one leasprerful of by them in one quarl of water, or
Izal solution, in the prepretion of one leasprerful of Izal in a fient of ualer.
This Certificate will remain in force only during the pleasure of the Council.