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Public Baths and Wash-houses
The public baths and wash-houses in Lime Grove, Shepherds Bush,
provide facilities and bathing (slipper baths), swimming and laundrywork.
The water in the swimming bath is controlled by filtration and
chlorinatlon to secure a high degree of purity.
in the public wash-houses modem facilities are provided for washing,
drying and ironing at a small cost.
Owing to considerable reconstruction work being carried out at the
Baths all the facilities referred to above were not available for a
great portion of the year.
The Open Air Baths at Bloemfontein Road, Shepherds Bush, provides
during the summer months, facilities for swimming and sunbathing and
is open daily, including Sundays, from the middle of May to the end of
August, or later according to weather conditions.
The water in this bath also undergoes the required purification
treatment.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954
Hairdressers & Barbers
During 1955 the Council obtained the necessary approval to Byelaws
relating to the registration of Hairdressers and Barbers.
The Bye-laws came into force on 1st October 1955, and during 1956
8 further applications were received and registered, making a total of
93 Hairdressers and Barbers registered in the Borough up to the end of
the year. All the premises were inspected, and as a result it was necary
to serve 6 notices and send several warning letters regarding conditions.
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933
Pharmacy & Medicines Act, 1941
The names and address of 109 retailers were entered on the Council's
list of persons entitled to sell poisons under Part II of the
Pharmacy & Poisons Act, 1933 and the Pharmacy & Medicines Act, 1941.
By far the greater majority of these are food retailers. in some instances
the poisons sold are only household disinfectants, but careful
watch is kept of commodities sold under proprietary names containing
other poisons included in the list.
No action was necessary in respect of any offence under the Acts.
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