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Mortuary
The mortuary attached to the Health Centre has remained until
this year available for the reception of bodies, and it has been of
great value to have this provision for use in an emergency. The
mortuary being primarily intended for the early removal from overcrowded rooms of the bodies of those dying in them and for the isolation
of the bodies of those dying from infectious disease.
Only occasional use has been made of these facilities since the
War, and after careful consideration the Council decided to arrange
alternative mortuary accommodation with an adjacent authority and to
convert the portion of the Health Centre used as a mortuary into
accommodation for rodent operatives.
The Corporation of London was so good as to make available mortuary accommodation at their Golden Lane Mortuary for Finsbury infectious and emergency cases and the converted accommodation was occupied
by the Rodent Control Operatives on the 18th April, 1957.
No bodies were accommodated in the mortuary during the year
Hairdressers
Under the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1954 power
was given to Borough Councils to require the registration of persons
carrying on the business of a hairdresser or barber and the registration of the premises and the Council fixed the 1st February 1956 as
the appointed day on which the provisions of the Act came into force
in Finsbury.
In accordance with the Act the Council made byelaws for the pur
pose of securing the cleanliness of registered premises including the
instruments towels and equipment used therein and also the cleanliness of persons employed in such premises in regard both to themselves
and their clothing. These were based on the model agreed by the
metropolitan boroughs and were confirmed by the Ministry of Housing &
Local Government.
A total of 44 premises have been registered under the Act.
In all 49 visits were made to hairdressers and barbers during
1957.