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owing to demolition of a property it was necessary to cancel one
certificate.
At the end of the year 16 exemption certificates were in
operation.
Routine inspections were carried out under the abovementioned
Act on 197 occasions.
Hairdressers and Barbers.—Under Section 18 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, from a day to be
appointed and with certain exceptions, no person shall carry on the
business of a hairdresser or barber on any premises in the Borough
unless he and those premises are registered by this Council.
The Council is empowered to make if it so desires, byelaws for
the purpose of securing the cleanliness of premises, utensils and
employees, such byelaws shall be confirmed by the Minister of
Housing and Local Government.
The day on which registration shall become compulsory shall
be fixed by resolution of the Council, being not less than one month
after public notice has been given.
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951.—The
introduction of this Act, which became operative on the 1st
November, 1951, brought about the repeal of the previous Rag and
Flock Acts of 1911 and 1928 as well as Section 136 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936.
This Act seeks to secure the use of clean filling materials in
upholstered or other articles which are stuffed or lined and it can be
said to be a consolidation of the previous Acts of 1911 and 1928.
It is the duty of the Local Authority to enforce the Act and the
Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary Inspectors, being duly
authorised officers of the Council, have the right at all reasonable
times and on production of their ' authority ' to enter and inspect
premises and take samples for the purposes of the Act.
Three premises, at which filling and upholstering with new
materials is carried out, remained on the register at the end of the
year and one licence in respect of the manufacture of Rag Flock
was renewed.
Regulations prescribe the standards of cleanliness for each type
of filling material to which the Act applies and under the Rag Flock
and Other Filling Materials Regulations, 1951, four samples, 3 of
Rag Flock and 1 of Cotton Flock were obtained and submitted for
examination. All proved satisfactory.