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WAR-TIME NURSERIES
The six war-tine Nurseries in the Borough continued to function
throughout the year. The establishment and maintenance of the Nurseries
has made a substantial addition to the work of the Department.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The under-mentioned specimens were submitted to the St. John's
Hospital Lewisham, laboratory for bacteriological investigations and
the results were as follows:-
Positive Negative Total
Diphtheria 14 905 919
Tuberculosis 151 925 1076
Typhoid Nil 6 6
Miscellaneous 5 13 18
VACCINATION
The Annual Return made by the Vaccination Officer to the Registrar
General respecting the vaccination of children whose births were registered
in the Borough during the year ended 31st December, 1942 shows
that of the 1980 births so registered 1076 or 54.3 per cent were successfully
vaccinated.
PROVISION OF INSULIN
On the 4th July, 1943 the Ministry of Health issued a circular
(No.2734) empowering Local Authorities to provide Insulin to certain
classes of persons, for whom no other public provisions is made. The
Council authorised arrangements to be made for a supply of Insulin
to be available for issue from the Town Hall in accordance with the
terms of the Ministry's Circular and during the year eleven patients
obtained a regular supply.
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