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GENERAL PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA
Legilsation.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948
SEC 47 REMOVAL OF PERSONS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION
A Court Order was secured and applied in March 1950, for the
removal of a woman, aged 62 years suffering from mental
depression and living in insanitary circumstances to residential
accommodation provided by the Surrey County Council at St Anne' s
Home Redhill After the period of three months prescribed, the
patient was allowed to return to her home but in December she
relapsed in health and cleanliness and was persuaded to enter
residential accommodation at The Oaks Dorking Road Epsom where
she remains voluntarily
SEC. 50. BURIAL OR CREMATION OF THE DEAD
Three burials were arranged under the powers granted to the
Corncll by this section
Laboratories
Arrangements were continued for the use of the laboratory at
Sutton and Cheam Hospital which has provided an essential Public
Health service, The use of the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom
is limited by the distance from the Borough,
Mortuary
During 1950 ninety-six bodies were received and ninety-six
post mortem examinations were made. The mortuary premises and
equipment which includes a three body refrigerated chamber, have
been well maintained.
Clinics.
Details of clinics available in the district are given at the
end of this report.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supply
The water supply is mainly derived from the deep wells in
the chalk of the Sutton District Water company, situated at
Sutton, Cheam and Woodmansterne. A small area in the North
Ward is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board.
The water from all wells of the sutton District Water Company
is softened to nine degrees of hardness. Chlorine is applied in the
form of chloramlne as a protective measure
Samples of the raw and treated waters are examined daily by
the laboratory at the Sutton Works Samples are also examined at
monthly Intervals by the Company's Consultant Analyst. and monthly
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