[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC].

  • Barnet (London, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
[1959?]
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    (5) Rodent Operative. J.C. Mace. Public Analyst. J.H. Hamence, Ph.D., M.Sc., F.R.I.C. Deputy Public Analyst. P.S. Hall, B.Sc. , P.R.I.C. + Holds the special qualification as Inspector of Meat and other Poods under examination of the Royal Society of Health. øSalary Contribution of one half from Exchequer Grants, x Part-time Officer. At the request of the Royal Technical College, Salford, Lanes., the Council accepted a student from their Public Health Inspectors' Sandwich Course for six months in the department, during which time he was given the opportunity of participating in the majority of our duties. WATER SUPPLY. The major area of the district is supplied with water from the mains of the Barnet District Water Company, and the remainder is served by the Colne Valley Water Company. All water supplied by the Barnet District Water Company is chlorinated. A laboratory staff is maintained and the water is regularly tested at all stages. During the year, a total of 1 ,637 bacteriological and 252 chemical examinations of the water were made by the Company's own staff. 1,315 of these samples were representative of the supply, and, 99.9% were found to be free from B.Coli. Ninety-eight samples representative of supply were submitted for in dependent analysis and all of these were found to be free from B.Coli. The Colne Valley Water Company exercises similar controls over its supplies. Two samples of water were taken by the Department, from the Barnet District Water Company's supply and submitted for analysis with satisfactory results in each case. The water supply to the whole district is considered adequate. One