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road accidents, food poisoning, lung cancer, psychoneurosis, psychosomatic
diseases, "degenerative" diseases, which have some relation to the stress
and diet of modern civilisation, and the care of old people, whose lives
have been prolonged by the successful conquest of many diseases. Preventive
medicine wages a constant battle to prevent a recrudescence of old problems,
to keep continuing problems under control and to cope with new problems
as they arise. I feel that in all this, the people of Kensington would
be even better served if the Council's recent recommendations on the
re-organisation of London Government were adoptedo
GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA
Bacteriological and Analytical Work
The following is a summary of the work performed during
1957:-
Nature of specimen or sample Number examined
Nose and throat swabs 240
Faeces and rectal swabs 836
Milk (bacteriological) 166
Water (drinking) 6
Water (swimming baths) 31
Ice Cream 35
Miscellaneous 22
Water Supply
The water supply in Kensington is almost entirely provided
by the Metropolitan tfater Board, but there are two premises which
obtain water from artesian and deep wells. Samples of water were
taken both by the Council and the owners for bacteriological and
chemical examination. Results showed that the waters were suitable
for drinking and other domestic purposes.,
Medicinal Baths (Personal Cleansing Station)
The record of work done during 1957 is as follows:-