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matters of controversy for some time to come. Fluoridation of
water supplies, although generally supported by the Metropolitan
Boroughs has yet to be implemented. Causes of
perinatal mortality have still to be fully explained and cancer of
the lung is reaching epidemic proportions. However, a note of
encouragement and confidence can be struck for, with advances
in medical research recently made public, the future prospects
of successful treatment of cancer can be considered bright.
Such a short resume can hardly be expected adequately to
cover the whole of the 65 years of the Borough's existence, from
its birth to retirement, but it does show quite clearly that the
Greenwich Borough Council has always been in the van of
progressive local authorities and that it can be satisfied with its
part in the foundation and maintenance of excellent Public
Health Services.
A.H.W.