Just one quick, simple diagnostic to try out on that worksheet ..
Ensure that there's no pane frozen in a row
beyond (or just beyond) the visible screen area
(this might produce the same effect / symptom posted)
Click Windows > Unfreeze Panes
(this'll remove the frozen panes, and restore the scroll)

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> The scrollbar on one of 6 worksheets in an Excel program
> approximately 6MB in size mysteriously stopped working. I
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> Any ideas?