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most of the inhabitants of the borough work on their feet all day,
that 12,702 treatments were given, that many patients attend at
regular intervals for treatment, that there is no other means of
obtaining such treatment within the borough and that expressions
of appreciation from patients are almost universal.
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.
Twenty-seven patients have been supplied during the year as
compared with nineteen patients in 1935.