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WATER
Section 95, Public Health (London) Act, 1936
The number of new dwellings for which applications were
received for certificates that a proper and sufficient supply of
water had been installed was 1,124 (790), Borough Council 586
others 538.
The water supply for the area is provided almost entirely by
the Metropolitan Water Board, but there are a few deep wells of
which some supply water for purposes other than human consumption,
while in a few cases the supply is used for potable purposes both
for drinking on the premises as well as for the manufacture of
beverages and for similar trade purposes. In these latter cases
a comprehensive examination of the supply both bacteriological
as well as chemical is made every three months at least which is
deemed sufficient for ample warning of any serious changes to be
observed before there is danger to health.
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
The mortality from infectious disease was again almost
negligible; scarlet fever 0, diphtheria 0, measles 0, and whooping
cough 1.
Although immunisation against whooping cough is by no means
certain, even with the best prophylactics now in use, because
it is at present a more dangerous disease than diphtheria it is
no doubt expedient to satisfy the demand for immunisation against
both diseases. If not there is a possiblity that immunisation
against diphtheria may be less diligently sought.
Poliomyelitis
Although 6 notifications were received only 5 were cases of
poliomyelitis, the rate per 1,000 population being 0.02 all five
were paralytic and there was one death. In no instance was it
possible to trace any contact with another case.