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necessitated the provision of extra storage accommodation, and arrangements
for redistribution. This service is progressing satisfactorily.
(xiii) Harold Hill Health Centre
The building of this Health Centre was completed at the beginning
of July, and commenced to function about the middle of that month.
This Health Centre, the first of its type in Essex, and, indeed,
amongst the first few in the Country, consists of two sections, one for the
use of the Local Authority for Health Services purposes, and one for the
use of General Medical and Dental services.
The first of the sections mentioned above has accommodation for
Ante-natal and Child Welfare work, and a Minor Ailments Room for
work in connection with the School Health Service. Facilities are also
available for School Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Ophthalmic examinations,
and Speech therapy. The other section has four consultation rooms for
the use of nine General Practitioners, who occupy these according to a
pre-arranged scheme. There is also a room for minor operations, and
upstairs a surgery for general Dentistry.
The remainder of the building is given up to Waiting Rooms, Staff
Rooms, Office accommodation, Food Storage, and Caretaker's Flat. The
section devoted to the General Practitioners is rented by them, and this
includes furniture, and equipment, also the services of Nurses and
Secretarial Staff.
Although each of the two sections mentioned above functions in its
own way, the two services, preventive and curative have an admirable
opportunity of intermingling, and it is hoped thereby that this will
strengthen the link, and provide something of great advantage to the
ultimate benefit of the public.
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 1954, other than for the supply to permanent housing
sites.
(b) Lengths of mains laid, in yards: —
3" 4" 6"
L.C.C. Harold Hill Estate ... 61 — 159
Romford Area 1,230 3,091 555
Total 1,291 3,091 714
(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