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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
At the end of the year the total number of registered premises in the Borough
was 2,959. A total of 4,598 visits were made and 84 new registrations were
received during the year. Fifty-six notices were served in respect of contraventions
of the Act. However, these were of a minor nature, the most
common faults being inadequate lighting and sanitary accommodation.
Seventy accidents were reported but none was of a serious nature. In the
majority of cases, carelessness again appears to be an important factor. More
care in the handling of goods and equipment would probably lead to a
reduction in the number of these accidents.
Shops Act 1950
The Shops Act 1950 deals with hours of closing, conditions of employment,
Sunday trading and general matters relating to these subjects. No prosecutions
were taken under this Act during the year.
Shops (Early Closing
Days) Act 1965
The Shops (Early Closing Days) Act 1965 enables an occupier of a shop to
select the weekly half holiday. Departmental records indicate that there are
1,850 shops within the borough.
Market and Street
Trading
Provisions relating to street trading were included in the Middlesex County
Council Acts and Byelaws made thereunder and were extended by the Local
Law(North-West London Boroughs) Order 1965. There were no prosecutions
during the year.
There are 48 licensed traders on the market square forming part of the
Edmonton Green re-development scheme. A further four licensed traders
are situated in other parts of the Borough. A private market is held in the
Enfield market square every Saturday.
During the year, 3,768 visits were made to shops and stalls. Some of these
were primary inspections to premises where a change in use had occurred.
Where minor contraventions were noted, these were found to have been
remedied on re-inspection. No prosecutions were taken. (See Table 35).
Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises
Section 77,
Public Health Act 1961
Byelaws have been made to ensure the cleanliness of premises, instruments
and other materials which hairdressers use in the course of their work.
Ninety-nine visits were made by the public health inspectors and conditions
were found to be generally satisfactory.
Section 21,
Greater London Council
(General Powers)
Act 1967
Any person who carries on the business of a hairdresser or barber is required
to be registered by the local authority. Two hundred and twenty-two persons
are regjstered for thjs purpose in Enfield.
Massage and Special Treatment
Establishments
Middlesex Country
Council Act 1944
London Government
Act 1963
Privately run establishments carrying on business for the purpose 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 the 31st March each year. Twenty-nine applications for
renewal were received and approved and one new licence was granted. No
applications were refused. All premises were inspected by a public health
inspector and new premises were inspected, in addition, by a medical
officer.
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