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Chelsea 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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TABLE No. 23.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 16 | 4 | 5. 7. 0 | 15.15.0 |
| 1940 | 2 | 1 | 15. 0 | 4.10. 0 |
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | - - - | 5 . 5. 0 |
| 1942 | — | — | --- | - - - |
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.-'
TABLE NO
BACTERIOLOGICAL AND OTHER EXAMINATION 5.
| NATURE OF SPECIMEN | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWARS FOR DIPTHERIA BACILLI | 236 | 69 | 142 | 66 |
| HÆMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI | 4 | _ | 1 | _ |
| SPUTUM TUBERCLE BACILLI | 31 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| STOOLS OR BLOOD FOR TYHOID | 1 | 2 | 5 | _ |
| STOOLS FOR DYSENTERY | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| WATER AT PUBLIC BATHS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MILK UNDER MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATION) ORDER | _ | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| MILK ON DELIVERY | _ | 2 | — | 2 |
| FOOD AND INVESTIGATION CANNED HEAT | _ | _ | _ | 4 |
| 248 | 85 | 164 | 83 | |
| TOTAL COST TO BOROUGH COUNCIL | 52.110 | 19,210 | 35.32 | 19153 |
Anti-toxin.—Diphtheria anti-toxin is available at the Town Hall
daily during office hours. It may also be obtained at the premises of
Messrs. Timmis and Richards, 432, King's Road, S.W., at any hour,
day or night. It is supplied free of charge, both in prophylactic and in
curative doses, to medical practitioners for use in connection with patients
resident in Chelsea
| Year. | No.of Units supplied. | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1939. | 40,500 | 2.11.0 |
| 1940. | - | — |
| 1941. | 8,200 | 12.0 |
| 1942. | 8,000 | 10.0 |