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Chelsea 1941
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941
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TABLE No. 22.
| Year. | No. of applications for services of Home Help, including extension over the usual period of 2 weeks. | Total number of cases attended by the Home Helps. | Amount of Assessment on cases attended. | Nett Cost to Council. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 1938 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 |
| 1940 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 0 |
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE.
The work of a Sanitary Authority has no direct relation to this service,
but wherever co-operation is possible such assistance is freely rendered
by the Public Health Department. It is mainly in cases of tuberculosis
under treatment in hospitals and institutions, that arrangements are
necessary in connection with payment of benefits under the Health
Insurance Acts. These arrangements are made by the Tuberculosis Care
Committee and the staff of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, in conjunction
with the appropriate officials of the Health Insurance Service.
LABORATORY FACILITIES.
Analysis of Food and Drugs. The detailed results of analyses
made during the year will be found appended to this report.
Bacteriological Examinations.—Routine bacteriological examinations
are carried out at the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
Special investigations for the Ante-natal Clinic are carried out at St.
George's Hospital, S.W.1.
Arrangements have also been made with the Clinical Research Association
for the bacteriological examination of samples of milk under the
Milk (Special Designations) Order.
TABLE No. 23 Bacteriological and ether examinations.
| Nature of Specimen | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for diphtheria bacilli | 236 | 59 | 142 |
| „ „ hemolytic streptococci | 7 | - | 1 |
| Sputum „ tubercle bacilli | 31 | 13 | 11 |
| Stools or blood for typhoid | I | 2. | 5 |
| Stools for dysentery | l | - | - |
| Water at public baths | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Milk under Milk(Special Designations) Order | - | 7 | 6 |
| Milk on delivery | — | 2 | - |
| 278 | 85 | 167 | |
| Total cost bo Borough Council | £52.ll.0 | £19.2.10 | £33.3.2 |
from April 1944, the examinations were carried out by the Clinical
Reasearch' Association.