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2. For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of the premises, a hairdresser or barber shall
comply with the following provisions: —
(a) all internal walls, partitions and ceilings shall be painted, distempered, whitewashed,
papered, decorated, furnished or otherwise treated and shall be capable of being kept
clean, kept in good repair and cleansed as necessary;
(b) the floor and any coverings shall be kept in good repair, and shall be cleansed at least
once a day and swept as necessary to prevent the accumulation of hair clippings, neck
wool or other litter;
(c) all such sweepings and all other litter shall be placed in suitable covered receptacles,
which shall be emptied as necessary and at least once a day, and kept clean;
(d) every chair or seat shall be cleansed as necessary;
(e) every shelf, table, cabinet, washbasin and other fitting shall be kept clean.
4. For the purpose of securing the cleanliness of persons employed in the premises, in
regard to both themselves and their clothing, a hairdresser or barber shall—
(a) cause every such person to keep his hands and clothes in a clean condition;
(b) provide and maintain suitable and sufficient washing facilities for the use of such persons;
(c) cause any overalls worn to be clean;
(d) cause every such person who has an open boil or sore on an exposed part of the body
to keep such open boil or sore effectively covered by an impermeable dressing while
attending to any customer.
There are 89 hairdressers shops in the City. They are not at present subject to any special
inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
The Corporation resolved to bring Section 18 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1954, into operation on 1st December, 1955, but it is too early to report on the result of
inspections under the Section.
HOUSING.
Housing Consolidation Regulations, 1925, No. 866, Part IV. Inspection of District: —
1. Number of houses which on inspection were considered to be unfit for human
habitation: —
None.
2. Number of houses in which the defects were remedied in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their Officers: —
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3. Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to (a) the serving
of notices requiring the execution of works or (b) the making of demolition or closing
orders:—
(a) none.
(b) none.
4. Number of notices served during the execution of works: —
None.
5. Number of houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices: —
None.
6. Number of demolition or closing orders made: —
None.
7. Number of houses in respect of which an undertaking was accepted under subsection (2)
of section 19 of the Housing Act, 1930: —
None.
8. Number of houses demolished: —
None.
Only one application was received for a Certificate of Disrepair under the Housing Repairs &
Rent Act, 1954. This was in relation to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of No. 8, Brushfield Street.
The certificate was issued and was not contested.
During the year 38 families were re-housed.
The number of housing applications outstanding on 31st December, 1955, was 699 representing
1,652 persons. The number on the register has increased more rapidly than in previous years
possibly due to the fact that part of the new Estate at Golden Lane is occupied and is therefore
causing interest. The Golden Lane Estate has 48 maisonettes occupied and it is hoped that
many more than that will be occupied in the near future.
Sydenham Hill Estate is progressing satisfactorilv and should be completed by the end
of 1956.
Forty-seven flats at Blake House, Lambeth, have been modernised.
The small block of flats at Dron Buildings, Stepney, is rebuilt and occupied—the modernisation
of the remaining 76 flats is about to commence.