Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Clause 2.—Persons suffering from a hair or any contagious disease must not
exercise the trade of hairdresser, barber or haircutter.
Clause 3. Hairdressing, shaving and haircutting must be carried on with
clean hands only.
In every hairdresser's barber's or haircutter's shop sufficient opportunity to
wash must be given to the attendants in such a manner that the same may at any
time wash their hands with soap in clean unused water, and dry the same on a
perfectly clean and dry towel.
Clause 4.—All towels, wraps, pads, protective materials, &c., used in hairdressing,
shaving or haircutting must be perfectly dry and clean, and in any case
free from visible dirty spots.
Protective materials, &c., of paper are to be destroyed after having once been
used.
Chairs serving to support the head are to be previously covered with a
protective material.
Clause 5.—Scissors, combs, razors, brushes and all other hairdressers', barbers'
and haircutters' utensils are to be thoroughly cleaned immediately after each use
by washing with soap suds, with the exception of the brushes.
The common use of moustache bands, powder puffs and sponges is prohibited.
Pads of wadding and blood-stopping materials are to be destroyed after use.
Clause 6.—Persons suffering from a hair or skin disease of the head, from
vermin or any contagious disease must not be attended to in the hairdressers',
barbers' and haircutting rooms.
Towels and utensils which have been used when attending such persons outside
the said business localities, must be thoroughly washed or boiled in strong hot
soap suds before being again used.
Clause 7.—A copy of these Police Regulations of the size of half a sheet
Imperial (15 inches by 11 inches) must be affixed in every hairdresser's, barber's
and haircutting shop, so that it may be easily read and noticed.
Clause 8.—Contravention against these Regulations on the part of such persons
as exercise the trade of hairdresser, barber or haircutter, or are engaged in this
trade, are punishable, as far as no higher penalties are applicable, by a fine up to
M 60, or in case of inability to pay, by a corresponding term of imprisonment.
Clause 9.—These Regulations come into force on the 1st day of July, 1900.
The Police Regulations concerning the same subject for the town of
Pr. Stargard, of the 3rd June, 1891, are cancelled.
Danzig, 5th May, 1900.
PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT.