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Bermondsey 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY. The work done in the Laboratory during the year is set out in the appended table.
| Examined for | Total Examinations | Results of Examination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | |||||
| 1939 | 1940 | 1939 | 1940 | 1939 | 1940 | |
| Diphtheria (specimens taken by Medical Officer of Health) | 149 | 34 | 3 | – | 146 | 34 |
| Ditto (taken by general practitioners) | 793 | 388 | 34 | 17 | 759 | 371 |
| Diphtheria (total specimens taken) | 942 | 422 | 37 | 17 | 905 | 405 |
| Phthisis | 939 | 510 | 146 | 80 | 793 | 430 |
| Various | 229 | 94 | 18 | 7 | 211 | 87 |
| Total specimens taken | 2110 | 1026 | 201 | 104 | 1909 | 922 |
FOOD POISONING.
Five cases of Food Poisoning were notified to me
during the year under The Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
Section 182.
INSULIN FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS.
Under Section 227 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936
the Minister of Health has sanctioned the temporary supply of
insulin for those poorer inhabitants of the borough who are suffering
from Diabetes. Practitioners applying for supplies of insulin
are required : —
(a) To give the name, address, age and sex of the patient.
(b) To supply a quarterly report to the Medical Officer of
Health showing:—
(1) The number of doses of insulin administered.
(2) The results of blood and urine tests.
(3) The progress of the patient.
Thirty-nine patients have been supplied during the year as
compared with thirty-three patients in 1939.