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importance in the war effort. The arrangement
made by the Council would appear to be sufficient
and are well used.
The Importance of health education cannot
be over-emphasised and at the Clinics especially
every opportunity is taken to promote a
health conscience, while the Health Visitors
in their domiciliary visits have as a first
responsibility the duty of inculcating the
fundamental principles of healthy living.
Diphtheria immunisation must be still more
accepted if the possible victory over this
disease is to be won.
Constant attention was paid by the Sanitar
Inspectors to the supervision of the food
supply as the figures of this review show.
With regard to housing the minimum
essential is a healthy comfortable dwelling
for every family and the Council have lately
made representation to the Ministry of Health
on the difficulties of abating overcrowding
and of dealing appropriately with certain
special cases.
There are now eight War-time Day Nurseries
in the Borough and their good work is best
revealed by watching the obvious and constant
progress in the health and development of the
children. On experience we have been able to
lay down procedure in order to avoid undue
empty places in the Nurseries from an introduction
of some of the infectious diseases.
The experience with whooping cough vaccine
has been promising.
The Casualty Civil Defence Services and
the many other immediate war-time arrangements,
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