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5
GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE AREA.
CLINIC AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
The only changes in the clinic sessions during the year were the
transference in November, on the closing down of First-Aid Post 61, of
the infant welfare and ante-natal sessions to the Broadway clinic, and the
transferring in August of one infant welfare session from Chandos to the
Honeypot Lane clinic building. At the end of the year then, 24 weekly
infant welfare centre sessions were being held in 13 premises, 14 antenatal
sessions (2 fortnightly, the remainder weekly) at 12 premises, and
the equivalent of 5 weekly toddlers' sessions at 8 premises.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES.
The ambulances continued throughout the year to be stationed at
Ruffell's Garage, Wealdstone, being manned by the Civil Defence personnel
attached to C.15 ambulance depot.

SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
WATER.
Circular 49/45 of the Ministry of Health requires that reference be
made to certain aspects of the water supply. Full particulars of the
district's supplies were set out in the Annual Report for 1938.
Copies are regularly received from the analyst of the Colne Valley
Water Company of the results of the analyses carried out on samples of
water collected from houses throughout the district. In addition each
quarter samples are submitted for full chemical and bacteriological
analysis at an independent laboratory. The findings in every case have
proved satisfactory. The Water Company are advised of the occurrence
of any infection which might be water borne, and they arrange for the
water of the house in which the patient is to be analysed and copies of
these reports are received. Practically every house in the district is
served with water from public water mains direct to the house.