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already made a decision in favour of fluoridation but the Metropolitan
Water Board will take no action until all authorities whose
areas are served by the Board are similarly in favour.
Nursing homes
The Council controls the registration and supervision of all
nursing homes within the Borough, and its powers in this connection
are contained in the following Acts and Regulations :—
Public Health Act, 1936.
Nursing Homes Act, 1963.
The Conduct of Nursing Homes Regulations, 1963.
and, for mental nursing homes:—
Mental Health Act, 1959.
The Mental Health (Registration and Inspection of Mental
Nursing Homes) Regulations, 1960.
The Conduct of Mental Nursing Homes Regulations, 1962.
Periodic visits are made to all the homes by the Department's
medical and nursing officers and public health inspectors, and in
addition to the supervision of the nursing care provided and of the
sanitary arrangements in the homes, there is a close liaison between
the Department's staff and that of the Superintending Architect
of the Greater London Council and the London Fire Brigade's
Fire Prevention Officers to ensure that fire precautions and means
of escape in case of fire are at all times satisfactory.
There were six nursing homes in the Borough at the end of the
year, with a total of 255 beds. Their categories and accommodation
are given below, together with the number of inspections made
during the year :—
Mental nursing homes (2) 171 beds
Mother-and-baby homes (1) 17 beds
Other nursing homes (3) 67 beds
Inspections by medical and nursing officers 7
Inspections by public health inspectors 4
Hairdressers and barbers
Under the provisions of Section 21 of the Greater London
(General Powers) Act, 1967, no person may carry on a business as
a hairdresser or barber at any premises unless he is registered in
respect of these premises by the Borough Council.
A total of 500 visits were made by the technical assistants during
the year in connection with the work of registration and the enforcement
of existing bye-laws which lay down standards of cleanliness
in hairdressers' establishments.