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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Sanitary Section and Housing.
Mr. J. E. Austin, Senior Sanitary Inspector, has compiled
the section of the report relating to Sanitary Circumstances, and
Housing, and the statistics in regard to Food Inspection.
The Metropolitan Water Board provide the public water supply in the Borough. Six samples from domestic supplies were obtained during the year and submitted for bacteriological examination. Herein is a statement of the results.
| No. of Sample | Colonies p. c.c. on Agar at 37%C. | B. coli. absent in c.c's. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After 1 day | After 2 days | After 3 days | ||
| A.348 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 100 |
| A.396 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 100 |
| A.413 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 100 |
| A.420 | 11 | 48 | 70 | 100 |
| A.425 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 100 |
| A.433 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 100 |
Domestic storage is requently found unsatisfactory during
housing inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors, and at 285 houses
a supply tap on the rising main to the storage cistern was
provided at the instance of the Department.
Drainage and Sewerage.
No extensions of sewerage were made during the year but
consideration is being given to a scheme of improvement of the
sewage works. Involved in this scheme are proposals to relieve
flooding in certain areas of the Borough.
The remedying' of drainage defects at 886 houses was
carried out at the request of the officers. The works not infrequently
involved complete reconstruction of drainage.