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Hackney 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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GREATER LONDON COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1967
REGISTRATION OF HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS
Section 21 of this Act made it an offence as from the appointed day, for
any person to carry on the business of a hairdresser or barber on any premises
in the Borough unless he is registered in respect of those premises by the
Borough Council. The Council decided that the appointed day for the purpose
of this section would be 1st May, 1968. By-laws for the conduct of the
business of a hairdresser or barber were approved by the Minister of Housing
and Local Government on 1st June 1968. At the end of the year 170 hairdressers
had been registered with the Council.
SUPPLY OF WATER TO PREMISES WHERE SUPPLY CUT OFF
Where, because of defective fittings, the Water Board have withdrawn a
water supply from premises used for human habitation or where persons are
employed, the Council are empowered by Section 23, after giving notice to the
owner of their intention to do so, to execute such works as may be necessary
to secure that the supply of water to the building is restored and to recover
the expenses reasonably incurred in so doing.
REMEDYING OF DEFECTIVE PREMISES
Where a house is defective and unreasonable delay would be occasioned
by following the procedure laid down for securing the abatement of nuisances,
the Council may serve on the owner notice of intention to carry out the
work themselves unless the owner, within seven days of the service of the
notice, serves a counter notice on the Council that he is prepared to
execute the works himself. If no such counter notice is received, the
Council may, after the expiration of nine days from the service of the notice,
enter the premises, execute the necessary works and recover the expenses
incurred in so doing.
Five notices were served under this section and in two instances it
was necessary for the Council to undertake the work in the owner's default.
FACTORIES ACT, 1961

Details of inspections carried out in accordance with Sections 1-7 of the Factories Act, 1961, are set out in the table below:-

PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
(i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities865--
(ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by Local Authority2, 578319331
(iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding Outworkers premises)5551--
Total2,719375331