Promoting Public Health by Providing Sanitary & Health Regulations for Barber Shops

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SECTION SIX. SANITARY REQUIPMaNTS. 1. Separate Room. A Barber License shall not be issued where the Barber Shop (or Barber Chair) shall be loc- ated in a residence or in connection with living,.dining or sleeping rooms or in connection with any business which serves the public with drinks or eatables Pro - vided, that this prohibition shall not apply to hotels. 2. Shop To Be Sanitary, Well Lighted and Ventilated. Every Barber or person in charge of any Barber Shop shall keep said Shop in a clean and sanitary condition. Every Barber Shop shall be well lighted and ventilated. All wood floors shall be covered with Linoleum, tile or other hard surfaced floor coverings. 3. Care of Walls and Ceilings. The walls and ceilings steal be painted, whitened or papered and kept free from dust, grease or grime. 4. Maintenance. The floors, ceilings, sidewalls, furniture and fixtures, must be kept free from all unsightly and unsanitary dust and grime. All Barber Shops shall be open for inspection at all times during ubsiness hours to the Health Director or his Assistants. Hot and Cold running water from the public water system in such quan- tities as are necessary to conduct such establishemt shall be at all times kept in a thoroughly clean con- ditions. All waste water lavatories, commodes or other drains must be connected to the City sewer. 5. Barbers To Be Free From Contagious or Venereal Disease. No person suffering from a contagious or venereal dis- east shall be licensed to Barber in the City of South Bned. When it becomes known that a Barber is oper- ating a Barber Chair while suffering from a contagious or venereal disease, said Barber shall have his City License revoked until such time as he is pronounced heal ed by the Health Director. The Health Direeotor shall have the right and power to call any Barber in the City of South Bend for a health examination at any time. 6. Barbers Must Wash Their Hands with soap and water before attending any person. 7: No Barber Shall Permit Any Person To Usd The Head Rest of any Barber's Chair under his control unless the head rest is covered by a clean new paper. 8. Shaving Persons With Skin Disease. No person with any communicable or contagious disease of the face or scalp, shall be served in a public Barber Shop. 9. For Shaving, Barbers shall use a separate.lather of each customer. 10. Common Towel Prohibited. No Barber shall use for the service of any customer any towel or wash cloth that has not been boiled and laundered since last used.