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The up-to-date position insofar as the Metropolitan Water Board is concerned is that the
Board is being recommended by its Water Examination Committee not to treat supplies with fluoi
ride until all the 35 local health authorities in its area are in favour of such a step. The Board
supplies 6,100,000 people with water; the 11 authorities which are against fluoridation have a
population of only 1,500,000.
Health Education.
Health education continued to be an important aspect of the work of the Health Service and
was an important element in the work of many of the staff, including the Health Visitors and
Public Health Inspectors. The Health Education service continued to be active.
Dr. J.L. Fluker, Consultant Venereologist at the West London Hospital, points out that in
common with the national trend, attendances at his clinic increased during the year, and makes a
plea for even more health education in the field of sexually-transmitted infections. Since many
people, particularly women, can suffer from these conditions without recognisable symptoms, it is
important that everyone should be aware that, if they have placed themselves at risk, they are
very welcome to present themselves at the clinic for examination in the certain knowledge that
they will be investigated and if necessary treated, in absolute confidence.
Conclusion
1 should like to thank the Chairman and Members of the appropriate Committees for their continued
interest in the Health, Welfare, and Children's Services.
I should like to thank also the Town Clerk and the other Chief Officers and their staffs for
their help throughout the year.
It was again a pleasure to be associated in the administration of the School Health Service
with Dr. A.B. Stewart, Medical Adviser to the Greater London Council and the Inner London
Education Authority, and his staff, for whose help I am most grateful.
Thanks are also due to the Public Analyst, the Consultant Chest Physicians, and the Consultant
Venereologist, for their contributions to this report.
My very sincere thanks are due to the staff of the Health, Welfare, and Children's Services
for their enthusiastic work throughout the year. I should like to pay particular tribute to the Welfare
Officer and the Children's Officer for their co-operation, as well as to all the senior officers
in the Health and Social Services.
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
A.D.C.S. Cameron,
Medical Officer of Health
and Director of Social Services,
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