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two years, the number of applications received for Home Help service,
the number of cases attended, the amount of assessment on cases attended
and the nett expenditure by the Council for this service :—

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 advanced
tuberculosis, without relatives and 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 Public Analyst is Mr. B. H.
Gerrans, F.I.C., and the investigations in connection with food and
drugs sold in the Borough are carried out in his laboratories. 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.I.
Arrangements have also been made with the Clinical Research Association
for the bacteriological examination of samples of milk under the
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923. Six specimens were submitted
during the year.
In cases of suspected bacterial food poisoning, samples of the supposed
peccant food, samples of blood, etc., from sufferers, and post-mortem
materials from fatal cases are transmitted to the laboratory of the Ministry
of Health for examination and report.