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Cleansing 1
These were all satisfactorily dealt with and reports submitted to the County
Council.
HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS
One hundred and nine visits were paid to hairdressers' or barbers' establishments
during the year to ensure that the requirements of the Council's bye-laws
were being met.
The following matters were found and appropriate action taken to deal with
them. The necessary works or improvements were carried out without recourse to
legal proceedings.
Redecoration of
(a) Saloons 10
(b) Staffrooms 13
(c) Sanitary Accommodation 11
General Repairs 6
Repairs to Sanitary Accommodation 8
Inadequate ventilation 2
Floors or floor covering worn 6
Inadequate Sanitary Accommodation for staff 1
Accumulations of rubbish 12
Drain choked 1
Insufficient number of covered
receptacles for hair clippings, etc., 3
Repairs to upholstery of chairs required 4
Instruments not being properly cleansed
before use on each person 1
Copy of bye-laws not displayed 1
Despite the efforts of the Public Health Inspectors to discourage the use of
styptic pencils instead of powdered or liquid alum to stop bleeding, twelve barbers
were found to be still using them. The bye-laws do not prohibit their use, the
requirement being that, if used, they shall be kept clean. The Code of Hygiene
compiled by the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers also strongly deprecates the use
of solid sticks and recommends that styptics should be applied by spray or clean
cotton wool.
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