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that, in every part of a shop in which persons are employed about
the business of that shop:
(a) suitable and sufficient ventilation is provided and main—
tained,
(b) suitable and sufficient temperature is provided and main—
tained, and
(c) suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences are provided
and maintained.
In the event of satisfactory sanitary arrangements not being
available at the premises the Council is empowered under Section 38
of the Act to grant exemption from this provision if it is satisfied
that suitable facilities are readily accessible elsewhere.
At the end of the year 16 exemption certificates were in
operation.
From 1st January, 1959, in accordance with the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1958, the County Council's powers
and duties under Section 38 of the Shops Act, 1950, relating to
lighting, washing facilities and arrangements for taking meals at
shops were, with the excepted premises itemised under Section 18(2),
transferred to the Metropolitan Borough Councils.
Routine inspections were carried out under the abovementioned
Act on 427 occasions.
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.
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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.