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caravans and stalls, and inspections are made of food stalls to secure hygienic
conditions,
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ACTS 1935 AND 1960 .
Provision is made in the 1935 Act, inter alia, for the conduct and regulation
of:-
(1) Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises;
(2) Swimming Baths and Pools , and
(3) Employment Agencies.
Hairdressers' and Barbers' Premises.
There are fourteen such establishments in the district. Routine visits
are made from time to time.
Public Swimming Baths and Bathing .Pools.
The only swimming pool in the district, viz, at "The Barn" , Barnet Bye-Pass
is not now in use.
Employment Agencies.
The Council had no observations to make to the County Council concerning the
renewal of licences to carry on Employment Agencies for the year.
The 1960 Act, which was passed on the 29th July, 1960, includes amongst other
things a section which prohibits the solicitation of school children to sell or
exchange any article or thing, and a further section amends section 154 of the
Public Health Act of 1936, which bears on the previous item so as to widen the
scope of the word "article" to include "any aninal fish bird or other living
thing".
A further section gives power to the Medical Officer of Health or the Public
Health Inspector to serve notice requiring that blocked drains etc. , shall be
remedied within 48 hours, and failing compliance with this notice the Council may
themselves carry out the necessary work, and, subject to certain conditions, may
recover the reasonable expenses incurred.
HOME COUNTIES (MUSIC AND .DANCING) LICENSING ACT , 1926.
HERTFORDSHIRE (MUSIC AND DANCING) REGULATIONS, 1956.
Under regulations made by the County Council a report from the local district
council is required regarding the suitability and sufficiency of sanitary