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Shops Act, 1950.
The provisions of this Act which relate to temperature and
sanitary accommodation in shops are the responsibility of the
local sanitary authority. During 1954 the district sanitary
inspectors paid 750 visits of inspection to shops in the Borough.
In only one instance was it necessary to serve a notice for
contravention of the Act, and this was promptly complied with.
No applications were received for the issue of exemption
certificates in accordance with Section 38 (6) of the Act.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
Applications for registration under this Act as sellers of
poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List numbered 15
during the year. There were also 183 applications for the
annual renewal of registrations All the premises concerned
were periodically visited by the district sanitary inspectors but
no infringements of the provisions of the Act were discovered.
Provision of Dustbins
Clauses were included in the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1954, which simplified the procedure for
the service of notices in respect of the provision of dustbins for
dwelling houses.
Section 12 of this Act authorises.the service of such a notice
upon the owner of the premises in every case and never upon
the occupier, the owner having the right of appeal where he
considers it is the tenant's obligation to provide the dustbin.
During 1954, 191 notices were served for the provision of
sanitary dustbins.
Registration of Barbers and Hairdressers
Section 18 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1954, requires that any person carrying on the business of
a barber or hairdresser shall register himself and his premises
with the Borough Council. The provisions of this section are to
come into operation on a day to be fixed by the Borough Council,
and enables that authority to make bye-laws to secure the
cleanliness of the persons and premises concerned.
In order to secure uniformity of action throughout London,
the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee sugested
gested that it would be desirable for draft bye-laws, forms of
application and certificates of registration to be prepared for
use by the constituent Councils, and also that some measure of
uniformity should be adopted regarding the "appointed day."