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38
1929]
The Minister of Health has to be furnished with a quarterly report by the
Medical Officer of Health giving an abstract of the reports forwarded by the
medical practitioners, the cost of the Insulin supplied by the Borough Council,
and any general remarks as to the working of the arrangements.
So far the demand for such assistance for patients comes through the
Almoners of two of the largest hospitals. During the year under review one case
had commenced to receive this assistance from the Borough Council.
BLIND PERSONS ACT, 1920.
SCHEME FOR THE WELFARE OF BLIND PERSONS IN THE CITY OF
LONDON, AS APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
This scheme is administered by the London County Council. As regards
children of school age, that is, up to five years, the London County Council,
through the several Metropolitan Boroughs, communicate with the Borough
Medical Officers of Health for the home visitation of such cases to be carried out
by the Municipal Health Visitors. A watch is kept on the home conditions in
case these should be unsuitable for the blind child. It is recognised, except in
very exceptional circumstances, a blind child should not be removed from his or
her home. In the event, however, of this being necessary, some watch is required
as regards the arrangements which are proposed to be made with the consent of
the parents or guardians.
So far the children under five years of age who came under our supervision
during the year 1929 remain the same two children. Their condition calls for no
special comment.
TUBERCULOSIS.
616 cases of Tuberculosis in its different forms were notified during the year.
The attack rate was equal to 1.93 per 1,000 of the civil population. This number
was a decrease of 78 on the return of the previous year, and of 0.21 per 1,000 on
the attack-rate
Respiratory (Pulmonary) Tuberculosis.—510 notifications were
received, of which 278 referred to males and 232 to females, and represented an
attack-rate of l.59 per 1,000 inhabitants.