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3
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, 1958.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Enfield.
I have pleasure in presenting my Annual Report for 1958.
The completion of the Cuffley Brook Branch Sewer of the East
Middlesex Main Drainage Scheme enabled the Council to proceed
with the first of two proposed schemes for district sewers in the
Crews Hill Area. This first scheme has now been completed and
115 properties on the Crews Hill Estate, formerly on cesspool
drainage, have been connected to the sewer.
There are still a fair number of cesspools in use in the Borough
but it is hoped that further district sewerage schemes, made possible
by the Cuffley Brook Branch Sewer, will enable the majority
to be dispensed with in the next few years.
It is also hoped that another Branch Sewer will be constructed
in the near future in connection with the East Middlesex Main
Drainage Scheme, and that this will provide an outlet to which
new district sewers can be connected to relieve surcharging in the
Grange Park area.
It is nearly ten years since I first drew attention in my Annual
Report to the wisdom of cultivating regular habits in regard to
exercise.
Medical opinion points to the possible relationship between
faulty diet, lack of exercise and some forms of heart disease, such
as coronary thrombosis. Enfield is more fortunate than many
other districts in the possession of open spaces and parks, and with
the progressive improvement expected in due course from the Clean
Air activities, their value should be enhanced.
Full use should be made of these facilities. Each one of us
should take the opportunities presented to participate in some
form of outdoor activity to give the necessary exercise and training
essential to good health.