The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-17
BETTER HYGIENE FOR
VIRGINIA BARBER SHOPS
Manicurists and Chiropo-
dists Also Under New
REGULATIONS.

Richmond, Va. June 12.-
For the protection of the public
and for the prevention of dis.
eases carried by BARRIERS tools
and similar Instruments, the
State Board of Health has
adopted new regulations which
are to be enforced in barber
shops, hair dressing establish
ments and public bath houses
in the State. The full text Of
these was given out today.
The Board adopted these
regulations at its last meeting,
but it's officers have not insist
ed upon their enforcement until
full publicity was given to the
requirements. Placards are
now in press and will soon be
sent out containing the text of
the regulations. One of these
placards must be posted ia every
shop coming under the pro-
visions of the law.
The regulations for barber
shops, Embarrassing parlors and
public bath houses in full are as
follows:
/. No person with any dis.
ease of the skin of the face shall
be shaved in o public barber
shop.
,. BARRIERS must wash their
hands thoroughly with soap
aud water before attending any
person.
>. No alum or other nstrin.
gent shall be used in stick form.
II used at all to stop flow OF
blood, it must be applied in the
form of powder.
4. The use of powder puffs is
prohibited.
6. No towel shall be used for
more than one person without
being Numbered or sterilized.
q. The use of sponges is pro.
hibited.
7. Mugs aud shaving brushes
must be thoroughly washed
after use on each person.
s. Combs, rszors, clippers and
scissors shalt be thoroughly
cleansed after every separate
use thereof.
.. Floors must be swept or
mapped every day, and all
furniture and woodwork kept
free from dust.
10. Running water shall be
provided wherever it is possible
to be had.
IL. All bath tubs shall be
thoroughly cleansed with soap
and water after each separate
use.
~. All tools or instruments
used by BARRIERS outside the
shop IN serving any person suf-
fering from infectious or con
tageous diseases are required to
be thoroughly and efficiently
disinfected with 10 per cent
formaldehyde or by boiling i'm
mediately after using the same.
IL. No person suffering from
any infectious or contagious
disease, including tuberculosis
or veneral diseases, shall serve
any person in any barber shop,
school, public bath room or bath
house or hair dressing parlors
in this State.
The regulations for mani.
curists and chiropodists are
very similar in scope and con
tent. In particular, they pro-
vide that no person suffering
with any disease of the skin,
hands or feet shall be treated
in any public manicure or chiro-
podist shop. Persons suffering
from infectious or contagious
diseases, including tuberculosis,
are prohibited from working in
these establishments. Para
graph o provides that ''all scis-
sors, clippers and other instru-
menfs and utensils shall be
thoroughly cleansed after each
separate use, either by being
disinfected with a Is per cent
solution of formaldehyde or by
boiling Immediately after using
The Board announces that it
will send copy of thu regula.
tions for posting to all establish
ments the address of which il
con aaCnrtain DFnnrtafnrc