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National Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951.
The Medical Officer of Health is authorised by the Council to
make application for the necessary orders in cases to which the
Act applies.

There were no refusals or appeals.
At the end of 1953 there were two registered nursing homes in
the Borough. Owing to staffing difficulties it was found necessary to
close one of the homes in June 1954.
During the year two inspections of each home were made by
the medical staff. No difficulties in regard to supervision arose.
Routine enquiries are made with regard to unregistered homes.
9. Essex County Council, Act, 1933 (Establishments for massage
and special treatment).
During the year the medical staff paid 12 visits to the establishments
registered for massage and special treatment.
One new licence was granted under the Act during 1954.
C—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water.—The authority responsible is the Metropolitan Water
Board. Routine tests are carried out by the Board, and the usual
practice was continued of notifying the Board of all actual or
suspected cases of enteric fever. The Board then arranged special
tests at the addresses concerned. All were negative in 1954. All
dwelling houses in the area are supplied direct with piped water.
The information included in the report for 1951 in respect of
Ministry of Health Circular 42/51 also applied to 1954.
Re-organisation of filing and sanitary records.
A new filing system in the Chief Sanitary Inspector's office has
been installed, and all records of every property in the Borough
have been brought together in separate files relating to each
property.