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Antitoxin will be supplied by the above chemists, free, to medical
practitioners, for patients who are unable to pay for the supply,
provided that their doctor gives a certificate to the chemist
to that effect.
Insulin :
In accordance with the Ministry's Circular No. 2734 dated
January 4th, 1943, the Council have continued the supply of
insulin either free of cost or at a reduced price to persons of
slender means, suffering from diabetes. Five persons received
supplies free of cost throughout the year.
Application should be made to the Medical Officer of Health,
when the necessary application forms will be supplied to the
applicant. The case will then be considered by the appropriate
Committee of the Council, and the applicant notified in due
course.
Milk Supply:
Samples with regard to cleanliness of milk are taken
monthly both by the Sanitary Inspectors of the Council and under
the aegis of the National Milk Testing and Advisory Scheme.
The farms and dairies in the district have been regularly visited
and the cause of unsatisfactory reports investigated. The
samples taken during the year proved uniformly satisfactory
with the exception of two which did not satisfy the Methylene
Blue test.
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