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Walthamstow 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| No. of Homes | No. of Patients provided for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity Patients | Others | Totals | ||
| Homes first registered during the year | — | — | — | — |
| Homes on register at the end of the year | 1 | 4 | — | 4 |
There were no refusals or appeals.
During the year two inspections were made by the medical
staff. No difficulties in regard to supervision arose.
9. Essex County Council, Act, 1933 (Establishments for massage
and special treatment)
No new licence was granted under the Act during 1958.
During the year the medical staff paid thirteen visits to the
establishments registered for massage and special treatment.
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 1958. All
dwelling houses in the area are supplied direct with piped water.
Mr. W. Richards, Chief Public Health Inspector, contributes
the following:—
Staff
Mr. E. J. Wilkins, Public Health Inspector, resigned during the
year on being appointed to a similar position with the Borough of
Hornsey. Mr. L. F. Joyce, Public Health Inspector, Leyton
Borough Council, was appointed in his place.
Appointments—
Mr. E. Beckett, Student Public Health Inspector—6.1.1958.
Mr. B. English, Student Public Health Inspector—14.1.1958
| No. of inspections made | No. of nuisances remedied | No. of complaints received | No. of Intimation Notices | No. of Statutory Notices | Total Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Served | Complied with | Served | Complied with | ||||
| 14,894 | 3,956 | 1,663 | 1,180 | 1,022* | 233 | 158* | 21,980 |
* Includes notices outstanding from previous year.