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LICENSING OF COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There is now only one common lodging house in the Borough,
at 102, Woolwich High Street, which has accommodation for 22 men.
REGISTRATION OF HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS PREMISES
The Council has made Byelaws to secure the cleanliness of
premises where the business of hairdressing is carried on. All
persons carrying on this trade are required to be registered with the
Council as well as registering their premises. In this connection
four ladies' and three gentlemens' hairdressing establishments were
registered in 1958, making altogether 44 gentlemens', 40 ladies'
and 13 combined ladies' and gentlemens' premises in the Borough at
the end of the year.
Regular inspections of the establishments are made by the
Public Health Inspectors to ensure the cleanliness of both the
premises and equipment.
PROVISION OF DUSTBINS
During the year, 47 notices were served on the owners of
premises in the Borough under the provisions of Section 12 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, requesting the
supply of a dustbin. In one instance a landlord appealed to the
Court against the Council's notice. The appeal was dismissed.
RODENT CONTROL
During the year, 685 complaints of rats and 265 of mice were
received, and in addition to the investigation of these complaints
the systematic inspection under the "block control "system was
continued.
A total of 18,350 premises were inspected and or these 14,915
were under the "block control" system. The number of properties
found to be infested by rats or mice was 1,542, which included 204
business or industrial premises.
Where the cause of the infestation appears to be due to defective
drains or other defects in the building, the owner is requested to
effect the necessary repairs. In this connection the Department
carried out 37 smoke tests on suspected defective drains at rat
infested premises, and these tests produced evidence of seven
defective drains.
A total of 31 "block control" schemes was carried out during the
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