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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
Romford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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The following gives particulars of the service:—
| Examined. | Needing Treatment. | Treated. | Made Dentally Fit. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (b) Forms of Dental Treatment Provided:— | ||||||||||||
| Extractions. | Anaesthetics. | Scallngs or Scaling and Gum ' Treatment. | Silver Nitrate Treatment | Dressings. | Radiographs. | Dentures provided. | ||||||
| Fillings | ||||||||||||
| Local. | General. | Complete | . Partial | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
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2.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
(i) Water.
Mr. H. G. Ramsay, Chief Engineer of the South Essex Waterworks
Company, has kindly given me the following report with
regard to the water supply to the district:—
(a) There have been no new extensions of public water supply
during the year 1952.
(b) Lengths of mains laid, in yards:—
3" 4" 6" 9"
L.C.C. Harold Hill Estate 233 3,358 479
Romford Area 759 1,863 *2,677 615
Totals 992 5,221 3,156 615
*This figure indues 1,278 yards of main, relaid in Noak Hill Road.
(c) The water supply of the area, and of its several parts, has
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 various parts of the Company's district; all proved to be
satisfactory.
A total of over 3,500 Chemical, Bacteriological, and Biological
examinations have been made.