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HAIRDRESSERS' AND BARBERS' PREMISES
Bye-laws for securing the cleanliness of any premises used for these businesses
and of instruments, towels and materials used in such premises, were made by the
former Borough of Enfield in 1937 and by the former Borough of Edmonton in
1963. These bye-laws are still operative in the areas of these former boroughs.
The council is seeking the approval of the Minister of Housing and Local
Government to bye-laws under Section 77 of the Public Health Act, 1961, in respect
of the whole of the borough.
Under Section 21 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act, 1967,
which came into force on the 14th July, 1967, any London borough may adopt the
section requiring the registration of any person who carries on the business of a
hairdresser or barber on premises in that borough after a date to be fixed by the
council.
The council has made application for the section to be adopted in this borough
and the "Appointed Day" for the London Borough of Enfield will be 1st April,
1968.
Twenty-two visits were made to hairdressing establishments and no defects
were noted.
MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
Privately run establishments carrying on business for the purposes of providing
massage and other special treatments are required by the council to be licensed
under the provisions of the Middlesex County Council Act, 1944, as amended by
an Order made under the London Government Act, 1963.
Licences expire on 31st March each year. Twenty-five applications for renewal
were received and approved, and four new licences were granted.
All the premises were visited by a principal medical officer and a public health
inspector and were found to be satisfactory.
LICENSED PREMISES
The Licensing Act, 1964, provides that applications be made to the Licensing
Justices for licences to retail intoxicating liquors and for the registration of club
premises.
Section 45 requires that when a club applies for the issue of a first registration
certificate in respect of any premises, an officer of the local authority may, on
giving due notice to the applicant, enter and inspect the premises.
Eighty-nine applications were referred, necessitating 95 visits to premises by
the public health inspectors. Conditions found were satisfactory and no adverse
reports were made.
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