[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough and Port.

  • Lowestoft (England). Borough & Port Council.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA The Midwifery Service, the Maternity Service, the Home Help Service, the Antenatal, Postnatal and Infant Welfare Centres, the Care of Premature Infants and Illegitimate Children and the Health Visiting Service are all administered by the East Suffolk County Council, and the work carried out in the Borough in connection with these Services can be ascertained from a perusal of the appropriate sections of the County Medical Officer's Report. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA The vacancy in the Chief Sanitary Inspector’s staff caused by the resigna¬ tion of Mr. R. F. Knowles was filled by the appointment in February, 1949, of Mr. F. W. Y. Buckley as Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector. The vacancy caused by Mr. Buckley’s appointment was, in turn, filled by the appointment of Mr. R. Welch as Additional Sanitary Inspector in September, 1949. In September and December, 1949, Mr. R. C. R. Robinson and Mr. L. V. Bailey were respectively successful in gaining the Sanitary Inspectors' Certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors’ Examina¬ tion Joint Board. Water Supply. The public supply from the Lowestoft Water Company has been maintained satisfactorily throughout the year, both as regards quality and quantity. The average daily consumption is 1,250,000 gallons, which is approximately 29 gallons per head of population. The supply is derived from open lakes at Lound, which are fed by shallow springs and surface water from a limited catchment area together with river water from the upper reaches of the Bure obtained from the Yarmouth Undertaking. The treatment of the water comprises natural purification by storage, filtration by rapid and slow sand filters and finally the water is chlorinated by means of a modern automatic plant. Every reasonable precaution is taken to protect the lakes and catchment area from pollution. The submission of four samples of the water is made weekly by the Water Company for bacteriological examination and chemical analysis by two independent analysts. Fifteen samples were taken by the Health Depart¬ ment for confirmatory reports. The reports of all samples show them to have been satisfactory.