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SUPPLY OF INSULIN.
In November, 1935, permission was received from the Minister
of Health to supply Insulin to the poorer inhabitants of the District.
It is a drug used in the treatment of Diabetes, and is costly, in that
it has to be repeatedly used, sometimes daily.
One application was received from the parents of a boy aged
14 years who was suffering from Diabetes. After enquiries had been
made, it was determined to pay for the cost of a supply. The child
is being treated at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond
Street, from whom I receive reports concerning the progress of the
case, and I am pleased to report that such information as I have
assures me that the child's health is being maintained.
DISINFECTION OF VERMINOUS PERSONS AND THEIR
BELONGINGS.
No requests were received during the year from the Education
Committee for the disinfection and cleansing of verminous dwellings
and clothing.
METEOROLOGY.
The following instruments are installed at the Public Offices:—
Standard Fortin Barometer.
Maximum Thermometer
Minimum Thermometer
Standard Hygrometer In a Stevenson's screen in grounds of the Public Offices.
Terrestrial Radiation Thermometer
Earth Thermometer In the grounds of the Offices.
Campbell-Stokes Sunshine Recorder
Rain Gauge On the roof of the Public Offices.
Daily records have been taken, and monthly returns sent to
the Meteorological Office.
The accompanying table gives the result of our operations for
the year in a condensed form.