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Church Walk House accommodates 43 old people, who are accepted under the
National Assistance Act, there being 24 single rooms, 8 double rooms and one room
taking three people.
The resident staff consists of the Matron, Assistant Matron, Cook and Maid; in
addition there is a deputy Assistant Matron, a full-time handyman and a number of
part-time domestics. Staffing difficulties are experienced, but this appears to be
universal
The Committee would like to place on record their appreciation of the help and
co-operation of the staff during the year.
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
During the year under review 109 new entrants or employees of the Hendon
Borough Council were medically examined for superannuation purposes.
Of this number, 100 employees were passed as fit, 3 were unfit and in six cases
the decision was deferred pending further medical examination
The number of examinations in respect of each department of the Council was as
follows:-
Town Clerk's 6
Borough Treasurer's 11
Borough Engineer's 42
Public Health 1
Library 32
Housing 17
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SECTION D
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supply.
The Borough has a dual source of supply. The northern part is supplied by the
Colne Valley Water Company and the central and southern portion by the Metropolitan
Water Board
The Colne Valley water is derived from deep wells sunk into the chalk and before
distribution to the consumers the water is under constant supervision of a chemical
and bacteriological staff which carries out examinations in modern laboratories
situated at the works.
The water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board is selected Thames water which
has been subjected to purification by storage in which time it is freed of the bulk
of organisms It is filtered through rapid and then slow filters, attaining a degree
of purity which compares favourably with the general supplies in Great Britain, but
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