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City of Westminster 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Analysis of Legal Proceedings, 1962
| Fines | Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Selling to the prejudice of the purchaser food intended for but unfit for human consumption—4 convictions | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling food not of the substance demanded | ||||||
| —1 conviction | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Selling food not of the quality demanded— | ||||||
| 2 convictions | 45 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 34 convictions | 597 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 10 | 0 |
| £661 | 0 | 0 | £138 | 8 | 0 | |
Water
The resident population of 85,735 in some 30,800 dwellings receive
water from the Metropolitan Water Board's mains or from deep wells.
At 31st December, 1962, 78 deep wells were in use. From 71 of these
wells the water is used for domestic purposes. Of the remainder, six are
used for stand-by only and one in case of fire.
During the year 89 samples of water from wells in the City were
submitted for examination; satisfactory reports were received of 63
bacteriological examinations and 26 chemical analyses.
Fluoridation of Water
In 1962, the St. Marylebone Borough Council drew the attention of
the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee to the results
which had been published of a five-year study of the effect of artificial
fluoridation of water supplies on the incidence of dental caries in children,
which showed that the effectiveness, safety and practicability of
fluoridation as a preventive measure against dental decay had been
established.
In view of a statement by the Minister of Health that he would
approve local authority schemes to add fluoride to water supplies, the
Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee asked constituent
Councils to indicate whether or not they were in favour of the Metropolitan
Water Board being asked to introduce fluoridation of their water supplies.