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In addition, three beds were registered in 1938, but have never
been brought into use.
No applications were refused, cancelled or appealed against.
19 quarterly inspections were made by the medical staff.
Routine enquiries are made with regard to unregistered homes.
No difficulties in regard to supervision arose.
Essex County Council Act.— Four licences to practise
chiropody were granted by your Council.
C.— SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
1. (i) Water. —A new main has been installed in Lowther
Road.
(ii) Drainage and Sewage. —No new major works of this
character have been carried out during the present year.
2. Rivers and Streams.— Periodical cleaning of the Dagenham
Brook was carried out to the requirements of the Lea Conservancy
Catchment Board.
3. (i) Closet Accommodation.— The number of cesspools in
use is seven.
(ii) Public Cleansing.— Mr. Eric Bell, M.I.P.C., A.R.San.I.,
Cleansing Superintendent, reports as follows:—
"During the past year there have been no outstanding alterations
in the methods employed for the collection and disposal of
domestic and trade refuse, nor in street) cleansing operations.
"Naturally, the evacuation of a large number of school children
on the outbreak of war resulted in a very large decrease in the
weight of refuse collected, but the gradual drift back again
increase the weights so that by the end of the year the department
was once again almost back to normal.
"The work of decontamination in connection with A.R.P. has
been readily undertaken by the staff of the Department without
additional pay, and squads of seven men have been on duty 24 hours
a day ever since the outbreak of war, almost 100 per cent. of the