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HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ACT. 1935.
Provision is made in this Act for the conduct and regulation of:-
(1) Tents, Caravans and Sheds;
(2) Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises;
(3) Swimming Baths and Pools, and
(4) Employment Agencies.
Tents, Caravans and Sheds.
Two individual caravan sites were approved during the year subject to
compliance with the requirements of the Act.
The extension of the privately owned multiple caravan site on the Barnet
Bye-Pass was the subject of legal action by way of appeal against the Council's
conditions attaching to the permission given under the Herts County Council Act.
The Court upheld the Council's conditions with respect to drainage and refuse receptacles
and collection thereof but found that hardcore and clinker standings
were sufficient in lieu of concrete.
The vans attending the Barnet Fair were visited to enquire as to any
infectious diseases and as to their sanitary condition.
The provision of temporary sanitary accommodation was required in
different sections of the fair for the use of the caravnnners and public, and
regular removal of refuse was arranged.
Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises.
The Council made Bye-laws for securing the cleanliness of these premises
in 1937. There are fifteen such establishments in the district. No complaints
were received concerning their cleanliness or conduct nor were any serious breaches
of the Bye-laws noted during inspections of such premises.
Public Swimming Baths and Bathing Pools.
The only swimming pool in the district, viz, at "The Barn", Barnet ByPass,
is not now in use.
Employment Agencies.
Prior to the war there were four employment agencies in the district.
These, however, are no longer in existence owing to the control of labour and it
seems unlikely they will be started up again.