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The Council's Meals Service to Invalids continues and the
Westway Rheumatism Clinic provides bi-weekly sessions
for the benefit of residents in the north of the Borough.
The epidemic of poliomyelitis affected this part of
London, but not to such a serious extent as other less fortunate
districts. There were 23 cases from local doctors,
and one of these only was fatal. Two deaths, in addition,
were found at post mortem examination to have died from
poliomyelitis.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of our part of the
epidemic was the fact that in only three instances were
cases notified in the same street, and no example occurred
where two cases arose in the same house or even in adjoining
properties. Such absence of relationship between cases
makes the time and method of infection of extraordinary
interest.
My Report to you, Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
is prefaced by only these few brief remarks, as it is felt
that a short preamble followed by paragraphs of explanatory
introduction to each series of statistics make, perhaps,
a more readable account than by other forms of presentation
of large numbers of columns of figures.
Finally, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to again draw your
attention to the work of the staff during the year. This
enabled the Department to function efficiently and well, and
generous praise is due to every member.
I am, Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
F. M. DAY,
Medical Officer of Health.