[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough.

  • Chelmsford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Chelmsford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The subject of smoke nuisance occupier! the attention of the Council during t year, and in particular two oflfenders in the Borough, and is a matter of concern sin the recording of so many deaths in London during the Autumn attributable to snio! Attention is drawn in this report to the steps which have been taken with a vh to the addition of fluorine in the water supply, and its bearing on dental caries. It is noted that there is a proposal for the reconstruction of the swimming pr under consideration, and it is hoped it will not be long before some definite iiuprox ments take place. Already steps have been taken to safeguard the purity of the ba water, and frequent analyses are made for this purpose. Towards the end of the year an investigation was taking place at the London Ro. Nursery School, Chelmsford, for what was thought to be a possible food poisoning oi break. However, after repeated examination of all the occupants it was not possil to explain the cause, which was attributed to some unknown virus infection. In September, 1952, it was possible to report and give details of the results of t Mass Radiography Unit in the Borough. There was a very good response, cspecia on the part of school children and teachers. The results are appended at the end this report. Mention should be made of some of the duties undertaken by the Medical Offii of Health which are not normally reported in the Annual Report. For instance, t Authentication of Vaccination and other Certificates is almost a daily routine, as the investigation of applicants for housing in the Borough who claim medical j)rivile| The relationship between the Housing Department and the Medical Officer is a vr cordial one, and guidance is given on priority in referred cases. Medical examinations for the admission of employees of the Borough to I Superannuation Scheme have been continued uninterrupted since the Medical Office first Annual Re})ort, and in the case of employees in the Water Undertaking, a spec blood examination is made to exclude the possibility of emjfloying a ty])hoid or enti fever carrier. For this purpose there is close liason with the Water Department « with Specialist Advisers. Assistance has also been given in allocating Building Licences to those who h: asked for priority, and submitted medical certificates in support thereof. Civil Defence duties mainly consisting of Ambulance Tiaining have also h' carried out by the Medical Officer of Health who has been asked to take charge of Ambulance Section of the Civil Defence Corps in the Sub-Divisional Area, coinpris the Boroughs of Chelmsford and Maldon, the Urban District of Burnham-on-Croi and the Rural Districts of Chelmsford, Maldon and Ongar. Finally, I would like to place on record my thanks for the help and assista given by the Chief Officials of the Authority in compiling this Report, and to Dr. at the Broomfield Hospital for the figures relating to the Mass Radiography. I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, .1. MERVYN THOMAS, Medical Officer of Healti