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Board is 0.30 parts per million and in the case of water supplied
to the Latchmere Estate 0.60 to 0.65 parts per million.
I stated in my report last year that, after careful consideration,
this Council had made a decision in favour of fluoridation but the
Metropolitan Water Board has deferred action in this matter in
view of the lack of unanimity of opinion between the local authorities
whose areas are served by the Board.
Nursing Homes
The Council controls the registration and supervision of all
nursing homes within the Borough, and its powers in this connection
are contained in the following Acts and Regulations :—
Public Health Act, 1936.
Nursing Homes Act, 1963.
The Conduct of Nursing Homes Regulations, 1963.
and, for mental nursing homes :—
Mental Health Act, 1959
The Mental Health (Registration and Inspection of Mental
Nursing Homes) Regulations, 1960.
The Conduct of Mental Nursing Homes Regulations, 1962.
There were nine registered nursing homes in the Borough at the
end of the year, with a total of 297 beds. One new home with two
beds was registered early in the year but registration was withdrawn
when it closed down before the end of the year.
Periodic visits were made to all the homes by the Department's
medical and nursing officers and public health inspectors, and in
addition to the supervision of the nursing care provided and of the
sanitary arrangements in the homes, there is a close liaison between
the Department's staff and that of the Superintending Architect
of the Greater London Council and the London Fire Brigade's
Fire Prevention Officers to ensure that fire precautions and means
of escape in case of fire are at all times satisfactory.
The categories and accommodation of the nursing homes at the
end of the year are given below, together with the number of
inspections made during the year :—
Mental nursing homes (2) 162 beds
Mother and baby homes (3) 53 beds
Other nursing homes (4) 82 beds
Inspections by medical and nursing officers 20
Inspections by public health inspectors 16
Hairdressers and Barbers
During the year the Council decided that its powers and
duties under Part IV of the Greater London Council (General
Powers) Act, 1967, be delegated to the Health Committee. Part IV