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meningitis fell from the high incidence in the
first two years of the war. It had become
usual to forecast a measles epidemic every two
years but for some still unexplained reason
outbreaks of measles have been occurring since
the war began at much more frequent intervals.
A number of cases of jaundice has been occurring
in various parts of the country and its incidence
in Wembley has been given some detailed observation.
Tuberculosis continued to take its
relatively higher toll at the most active
periods of life and then more particularly
amongst women.
The various Health Services of the Borough
were fully used and appreciated. After many
setbacks College Road Clinic was opened at the
beginning of the year; and the Council's scheme
for Clinic premises now awaits the central
Clinic in London Road and a peripheral Clinic
in Church Lane. These would replace the only
two remaining unsatisfactory premises. The
Council entered into an agreement with Harrow
Hospital for Sunlight and Massage treatment to
be given at that Hospital's Clinic in Marlborough
Hill, while an arrangement was entered into with
the Middlesex County Council for the Education
Committee's Orthopaedic scheme to be available
for children under 5 years of age. A complete
bacteriological service is provided at the Bland
Sutton Institute, Middlesex Hospital.
The demand for hospital beds for confinements
is not satisfied and during the year it
was impossible to provide Home Helps in
sufficient numbers for domiciliary confinement
cases. This service has lately been augmented
by the appointment of three full-time Home Helps.
In view of the discomfort ana unrest
caused by scabies the ascertainment and treatment
of such cases have become of considerable
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