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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
This legislation—previously enforced by the County Council—
requires all persons who sell poisons which are included in Part II
of the Poisons List to have their name entered in a list maintained
by the Council.
The requirements applying to the sale of these poisons are laid
down in Section 18 of the Act, and in the Poisons Rules, 1964.
One hundred and twenty-two sellers involving 189 shops had
been listed at the end of the year.
Water Supplies
Mr. P. Gorden Spencer, Chief Engineer of the South Essex
Waterworks Company, has kindly provided the following information
regarding the water supply to the district:
"(a) The Company's Chigwell Row Works came into operation
during 1965 and the construction is completed of a 20 million
gallon reservoir at Heaton Grange.
(b) Length of mains laid in yards:—
3in. 701. 4in. 3,792. 6in. 1,542. 9in. 99. 12in.715.
(c) The water supply of the area and of its several parts have
been satisfactory both as to quality and quantity.
(d) Bacteriological and chemical examinations are made of the
raw water, of the water in its various stages of treatment, of
the water supplied from the Company's wells and of the
water going into supply.
Analyses are also made of samples obtained from consumers'
taps in the various parts of the Company's district
and all prove to be satisfactory.
A total of over 7,867 chemical, bacteriological and biological
examinations have been made. In addition samples
were examined for radioactivity.
(e) We do not make frequent fluorine determinations but on the
basis of past results, the fluorine content of the supplies is
put at 0.25 p.p.m.
(f) The waters are not liable to plumbo-solvent action.
(g) No contamination has arisen, therefore no action has been
necessary.
(h) The number of dwelling houses supplied as at the 31st
December. 1965, was 78,521.
We are unable to state the number of houses supplied
by standpipe, but the total is quite insignificant."
Samples of Water
In addition to the control maintained by the Water Works
Management, the Public Health Inspectors have taken samples
from consumers' premises for bacteriological and chemical examination
as follows:
Main: Thirteen samples were taken during the year from the
main supply. Eight were submitted for chemical and bacteriological
examination and five for bacteriological examination only. In each
case a satisfactory report was received.
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