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Hairdressers and Barbers.—Under Section 18 of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, 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.
Byelaws made by the Council under Sub-section 4 of Section
18, were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government
on 21st August, 1956, and became operative on 1st October
of the same year.
Premises registered at 31st December, 1960 60
Persons registered at 31st December, 1960 65
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 Public Health 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, nine samples, four of
Rag Flock, two of Cotton Felt, two of Kapok, and one of Cotton
Mill Puff were obtained and submitted for examination. All
proved satisfactory.
Pet Animals Act, 1951.—This Act, introduced to regulate the
sale of pet animals with particular reference to their welfare prior
to sale, became operative from 1st April, 1952, since when it became
an offence to keep a pet shop except under licence from the Local
Authority.
The Act defines "the keeping of a pet shop" as the carrying
on at premises of any nature (including a private dwelling) of a