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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Offices, shops and railway premises
Offices, Shops
and Railway
Premises Act 1963
The Act and subsequent Orders and Regulations are designed to raise the standard of working conditions
thereby promoting health, welfare and safety of employees.
Her Majesty's Inspectorate enforce the provisions in crown property, local authority premises, railway
premises and offices and shops in factories covered by the Factories Act 1961. Her Majesty's
Inspectors of Mines are responsible for enforcement in offices, shops and fuel storage premises in
mines and quarries. Responsibility in respect of all other shops and offices is vested in local authorities.
At the end of the year there were 3,102 registered premises in the borough including 47 new registrations.
Three thousand four hundred and seven visits were made by the public health inspectorate.
Thirty-three notices were served in respect of contraventions of the Act. However, these were of a
minor nature, the most common faults being associated with cleanliness, lighting and sanitary
accommodation. Sixty-five accidents were reported but none was of a serious nature. In the great
majority of cases carelessness appeared to be an important factor, especially in the handling of
goods and equipment.
Shops Act 1950
There are 1,849 shops within the borough. The Shops Act 1950 deals with hours of closing, conditions
of employment, Sunday trading, etc., while the Shops (Early Closing Days) Act 1965 enables an
occupier of a shop to select the weekly half-holiday. One prosecution was taken under this legislation
during the year.
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 traders on the Edmonton Green Market Square site. Four licensed traders are situated in
other parts of the borough while a private market is held in the Enfield Market Square every Saturday.
During the year 2,341 visits were made to shops and stalls, including primary inspections of premises.
There were a number of minor contraventions but these were found to have been remedied on reinspection.
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. Eighty-two 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
Two hundred and twenty-two persons are registered by the Council to carry on the business of a
hairdresser or barber in Enfield.
Massage and special treatment establishments
Middlesex County
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 to be licensed by the Council. Twenty-six applications for renewal were
received and approved and two new licences were granted. No applications were refused.
Licensed premises
Licensing Act 1964
Applications are made to the Licensing Justices for licences to sell intoxicating liquors for
consumption on or off the premises and for the registration of club premises. When a club first makes
application for the registration of premises an officer of the local authority may, on giving due notice
under Section 45 of the Act, enter and inspect the premises. Sixty-four applications were referred,
necessitating 92 inspections of premises by public health inspectors. Conditions generally were found
to be satisfactory.
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