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4. Child Life Protection.—The Health Visitors are appointed Child
Life Protection Visitors under Part VII of the Public Health Act, 1936.
There were eight foster-mothers and ten foster-children on the
Register at the end of the year.
A total of 101 visits were paid by the Visitors.
5. (a) Arrangements for Dental Cases.- Arrangements were made
with the local dentists in 1937 to undertake the dental treatment of expectant
and nursing mothers and children under school age. Their charges are on
an agreed scale and the fees payable by the patients are assessed according
to their means, on a scale similar to that of the Essex County Council.
During the year 1942, three mothers and five children were treated
under this Scheme.
(b) Arrangements for Orthopaedic cases. There is an orthopaedic
clinic at the Shrubberies, High Road, South Woodford, directed conjointly
by the British Red Cross Society and the Essex County Council.
Section C. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area.
1. (1) Water Supply.— The water service throughout the district is
supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board.
(2) Drainage and Sewerage.— There have been no important extensions
of sewerage or improvements made in the arrangements for drainage,
sewerage and sewage disposal.
2. Rivers and Streams.— The results of the analyses of samples of effluent
from the three sewage works were satisfactory.
3. (1) Closet Accommodation.—With the exception of four isolated
dwellings, house drainage throughout the district is conducted on the water
carriage system.
(2) Public Cleansing.— The collection and disposal of house refuse
has continued to be carried out under contract requiring the maintenance
of a weekly collection throughout the district and the disposal of the refuse
under controlled tipping conditions, subject to prevailing salvage operations.
Kitchen waste is collected and delivered to the County Borough of
East Ham for processing for the purposes of animal food, in accordance with
the Ministry of Supply direction.
(3) Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The Report of the Senior
Sanitary Inspector is included at the end of this Section.
(4) Shops and Offices.— Under the provisions of the Shops Acts,
1934, a total of fifty-two shop inspections were recorded. Improvements
with regard to ventilation and temperature of shops and to sanitary conveniences
were effected upon two premises.