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No artificial fluoride is added to the water supply by the
Board and where the fluoride content is indicated in the analyses
it represents the naturally occurring fluoride in the water, The
natural fluoride content of the mains water was 0,20 parts per
million,
There has been no change in policy on the question of the
general fluoridation of the water supply in Wandsworth, The
Council has already made a decision in favour of fluoridation
but the Metropolitan Water Board will take no action until all the
authorities whose areas are served by the Board are similarly in
favour,
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,
Periodic visits are 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,
There were five nursing homes in the Borough at the end of the
year, with a total of 203 beds, Their categories and accommodation
are given below, together with the number of inspections made
during the year-
Mental nursing home (1) ,,, ,,, 117 beds
Mother and baby home (1),,, ,,, 17 beds
Other nursing homes (3) ,,, ,,, 69 beds
Inspections by medical and nursing officers 8
Inspections by public health inspectors ,,, 6