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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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no action was called for in respect of any form of contamination.
Approximately .11 per cent, of the inhabited houses and .086 per
cent, of the population of the Borough take their water from
standpipes.
During the year the mains laid in the Borough were as follows:—
| Size | Location | Yards Laid | Total Yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chequers Lane | 23 | ||
| 23 | |||
| Freshwater Road | 37 | ||
| Dagenham Road Housing Estate | 195 | ||
| Rookery Farm Estate | 90 | ||
| 6" | Whalebone Estate (North) | 15 | |
| 6" | Rose Lane | 12 | |
| 6" | Road off Chequers Lane | 250 | |
| 599 | |||
| 4" | Dagenham Road Housing Estate | 848 | |
| 4" | Rookery Farm Estate | 1,495 | |
| 4" | Valentines Way | 18 | |
| 4" | Ingleby Close | 56 | |
| 4" | Ingleby Road | 162 | |
| Blackborne Road | 100 | ||
| 4" | Charlotte Road | 16 | |
| 4" | Station Road | 14 | |
| Dagenham Road (Rush Green) | 15 | ||
| Legon Avenue | 94 | ||
| 2,818 | |||
| 3" | Dagenham Road Housing Estate | 270 | |
| 3" | Ingleby Close | 47 | |
| 3" | Rookery Farm Estate | 33 | |
| 350 | |||
| Total for year | 3,790 |
381 Supplies were afforded to houses during the year.
The Chief Engineer of the South Essex Waterworks Company
has furnished me with the following report :—
"Bacteriological and chemical examinations are made of
the raw river water, of the water in its various stages of
treatment and of the water going into supply, and of both raw
and chlorinated water from the Company's wells.
"Analyses are also made of samples obtained from
consumers' taps in the various parts of the Company's district
and all proved to be satisfactory.
"Over 3,300 chemical, bacteriological and biological
examinations have been made during the year.
"All water going into supply was wholesome."