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Section B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE BOROUGH.
Local Health Services—Information at Post Offices.
In August Circular 1643A was issued by the Ministry of Health
regarding the display of information in Post Offices respecting health
services available in each locality. The Postmaster-General had expressed
his readiness to co-operate with the Minister and with Local
Authorities in making the best use of the available post office space for
this purpose.
With the approval of the Public Health Committee a special brochure
was prepared and made available at each Post Office.
(i) Public Health Officers of the Authority.
A list of the Staff is shown at the commencement of the Report,
pages 4-6.
(ii) (a) Laboratory Facilities.
(a) Chemical Analysis.
Arrangements are made with analytical chemists who are approved
by the Minister of Health. All examinations are carried out at the Public
Analysts' own laboratory which is situate at Bank Buildings, 161,
Bow Road, E .3. The report of the Public Analysts is given on page 78.
(N.B.—Examination of samples of milk for tubercle and bacteriological
counts in designated milks are made at the Lister Institute.)
(b) Bacteriological.
(i) All sputa examinations are made at the Council's Tuberculosis
Dispensary.
(ii) Examination of diphtheria swabs and Widal tests and examination
of stools and urine are carried out by arrangement with the
Seamen's Hospital Society, Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich.
(iii) Wasserman tests and examination of smears are done at the
London Hospital under the Venereal Disease Scheme for London.