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(xi) Harold Hill Health Centre
The Local Authority section of the Health Centre has continued to
provide services for Maternal and Child welfare and the care of the
health of School Children. This includes Ante-natal and Post-natal
consultations and examinations, Mothercraft lectures, exercises for the
Expectant Mother, Child Welfare Clinics, Minor Ailment Clinics, Speech
Therapy, Dental Sessions, Immunisation Sessions, etc.
The four suites in the General Practitioners' section have been
utilised by seven practitioners, or by their partners or assistants.
The Nursing Staff and Clerical Assistants are provided by the Local
Health Authority, as also the necessary equipment.
Apart from the actual work of each section, various social activities
have enabled all the personnel to get to know each other in an informal
manner, with beneficial results.
The Regional Hospital Board is responsible for the Ophthalmic and
Orthopaedic staff and the Executive Council for the General Dental
Service.
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 1959, other than those for the supply to permanent
housing sites.
(b) Lengths of mains laid, in yards:—
3" 4" 6" 18" 21"
Romford Area 736 130 47 4 1,377
(c) The water supply of the area, and of its several parts, has
been satisfactory, both as to quality and quantity, but owing to the
exceptionally high demand during the extreme drought periods, the
pressures were at times less than normal.
(d) Bacteriological and Chemical examinations are made of
th raw water, of the water in its various stages of treatment, of
th water supplied from the Company's wells, and of the water
go g into supply.
Analyses are also made of samples obtained from consumers'
taps in various parts of the Company's district; all proved to be
sat, factory.
A total of over 4,130 Chemical, Bacteriological and Biological
examinations have been made. In addition, samples were examined
for radioactivity.
(e) The waters are not liable to plumbo-solvent action.
(f) No contamination has arisen, therefore, no action has been
necessary."