The Washington times., 1906-06-01
COMMISSIONERS NOTICES.

UFtICE OF THE COMM SSIONERs
OF me District OF Columbia. May 2S. 1905
- '.p9ere9; That the Health Ordinances
OF the District of Columbia be ao5
lney are hereby amended bv sd6fDg
hereto the following: Regulations for
tue control OF barber shops in the Dis
& 'GS OF columbia l. Every ma2aser OF
- oaroer shop that is in operation al
&c &c Ime or the PRONUNCIATION OF these
va lions shall on or before SEPTENI-
pEE / !So. register his full name and
,t.e locauon said shop IN a book 10 be
hePt IN the Health Office for that pur-
pose and every manager OF a barber
SsOp mat Is first opened for business
aiter the PRONUNCIATION of these reguIa-
IONS snail within FIVE days after the
opening OF said shop register IN Ike
manner. In event Of a change in ths
manager or In the location Of any bar
Der shop aforesaid. the manager OF said
shoD shall call at the Health OfFtce
within Ave days after such change takes
In the resister Tba TbFe5Pongng 5%9@1 ga sntTy ~
manager OF any barber shop. and each
or them. shall equip said shop and keep
@ sa,g snop equipped with running hot
ana cold water and with all such appli-
ences, furnishings. and materials as
nay be necessary 10 enable persons en-
plOyed IN and about said shop to com
PLY with the requirements OF these reg
ulatlonE- g. No owner an no manager
or barber shop shall knowingly per
niI any person suffering from a COM
munlcable skin disease or from a We
nereaI disease 70 act as a barNeT n SAID
shop. 4. No per.on who. 10 Il own
knowledge is s2fering from com
municable disease or from a Ienereal
disease shall act as a barber. 5. Every
manager OF a barber shop shall keen
sad shop and all furniture. tools. ap-
pliances. and other equipments used
therein at all times in a cleanly condi-
ton. 6. Every manager Of q barber shop
shall cause all combs, hair brushes, hair
clusters and analogous articles to be
washed thoroughly at frequent inter
walls and to be kept clean al ali times
and shall cause all mugs. sha aVinE brush
es. razors. shears. scissors. clippers,
and tweezers 10 be sterilized from time
70 time as hereinafter provided = No
barber shall use for the service Of any
customer comb. hair brush. hair dust
e, or any analogous article that Is not
thoroughly clean. nor any mug. shaving
brush. razor. shears. scissors clippers.
or tWeezers that are not thoroughly
since last used. s. Every barber inme-
dlately after using q mug shaving
prush. razors. scissors, shears. clippers.
or tweezers for the service of any per
son shall steriliZe the same by immers-
Ing them IN boiling water for not less
than a minute or In the case OF razors
scissors. shears. and rweezers. by I'm
mersinR them for not less than ten
minutes In FIVE per cent aqueous So
luton OF carbolic acid or in alcohol OF
strength not less than slxty-hve per
cent; g. No barber shall use for the
service Of customer any towel or
wash cloth that has not been boiled and
laundered since last used. 10 Every
barber shall cleanse his hands thorough
" Immediately before serving each cIIs-
toner. II. No barber shall TO stop the
flow OF blood. use alum or other. ma
terial unless the same be used as a
powder or liquid and applied on a clean
towel or in q similar yaanner - No
barber shall use a powder pun. q sponge
or a finger bowl for or in the service Of
a customer. 19. No barber shall parpnif
any person to use the head rest OF anv
barber's chair under his control until
after the head rest has been covered
with q towel that has been washed
since having been used before. or hy
clean. new paper. IL. No barber shall
shave any person when the surface to
be shaved Is infamed or broken ont. or
contains pus. unless such person be pro-
vided with a cup and lather brush for
his individual use. Is. No barber shall
undertake 20 treat any disease or rar
skin. 10 No person shall usa barber
shoD as n dormitory. nor shall any own
er or any manager of barber shop
permit said shop TO be so used It ANY
person violating any OF the provisions
OF these regulations shall upon couvfC--
tion thereof be fined not more than
twenty-five dollars. Is TIE owner and
the manager OF any barber shop. ana
each Of them, shall keep a COPY OF these
regulations to be furnished by the
Health officer, posted I'm said shop for
the Information and guidance OF persons
working or employed therein 19 The
word barber" as used IN these regu-
Iauons means any person who shaves,
the hair Of any other person for pay.
and includes BARRIERS apprentices and
shop boys. The word manager means
any person having for the time being
working or employed therein. HENRY
NACF OF AND. HENRY l.
WEsI Jtbf y BIDDLE. Commissioners
q tas 4.s rict OF Columbia. It