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HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA INCLUDING CONTROL
OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Tuberculosis.
It is pleasing to note the continuation of the down
ward trend in the number of new cases notified during the
year and also in the deaths from this disease. In-patient
treatment is provided at Harefield Hospital, while out
patient treatment and observation of contacts is carried
out at the Chest Clinic which is situated in Uxbridge.
During the year vaccination against tuberculosis was
offered to some pupils in senior schools The young adult
is particularly liable to the disease when he or she first
goes into working life and it is hoped that the scheme
will help to decrease this susceptibility.
Water Supply.
The district is adequately supplied with water by the
Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Company and the
South West Suburban District Water Company. Samples taken
during the year have reached a satisfactory standard. One
house in the district is supplied by a well. The water
is not of a satisfactory standard, but the property is old
and situated a long way from a main source of supply. The
inhabitants have been warned that all drinking water should
be boiled and for the present this unsatisfactory state of
affairs must be accepted.
Maternity and Child "'el fare Services etc.
These are administered by the Middlesex County Council
and there are numerous sessions for ante-natal and postnatal
care, child welfare immunisation and school health
services in clinic buildings, church halls schools and
the mobile clinic.
Old People.
General interest in the difficulties of old age is
growing, discussions are being held and a hint of panic is
detectable behind the statistics of some orators. The
Problems are not new, but their size is increasing rapidly.
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