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injuries received from fireworks during the period 17th October to 13th November
was the lowest since records began in 1962 - 1,059 compared with 1,164 in 1970
and less than half that of 1962.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
The. Greater London Council isresponsible under Section 27 of the National Health
Service Act 1946 for the provision of ambulance transport in the area.
ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY MACHINES
During the year the Council undertook the work, and bore the cost, of carrying
out necessary adaptations including plumbing, electricity and water supplies to two
more dwellings in the borough where renal dialysis machines were being installed
by the London Hospital The cost of adaptation was £1,112,
AUTHENTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATES
OF VACCINATION AND INOCULATION
Persons proceeding abroad are required in certain countries to produce a
certificate of recent successful vaccination and/or inoculation, and in addition the
signature of the vaccinating doctor must be verified by the medical officer of health
of the district. During the year 4 185 signatures on certificates were verified as
those of medical practitioners practising in the borough and thecertificates endorsed
accordingly
BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS
For the purpose of the Council's scheme for providing welfare services under the
National Assistance Act 1948 for the blind and partially sighted, it is necessary to
arrange medical examinations in connection with the certification of such persons.
The department arranged 76 examinations by a consultant ophthalmologist during the
year, and certificates accepted from other local authorities, hospitals and private
ophthalmologists numbered 64 Transport to the clinic for examination is arranged
for these persons where necessary.
BURIALS
Section 50 of the National Assistance Act 1948 places a duty on the Council to
arrange for the burial of any person found dead within the borough where no private
arrangements have been made
Burials undertaken during the year numbered 57. (Statistics on page 88.)
CHIROPODY
Treatment is provided free to old persons in receipt of retirement pensions,
expectant mothers, school children and the physically handicapped.
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