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II. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Staff. Various changes in the staff of the Department
took place during the year:
(a) ceased duty
K.C.Clark Sanitary. Inspector 12 June
J.J.Coveney do 31 March
Miss I.Love Health Visitor 28-February
G.L.Nicklin Sanitary Inspector 11 December
(b) commenced duty
T.Aylward Correspondence Clerk 1 April
Mrs.G.C.Buchanan Health Visitor 5 April
S.J.Carr Principal Assistant 9 August
K.C.Clark Sanitary Inspector 9 February
Mrs.C.Gardner Clerk 16 August
E.C.Hawker Senitary Inspector 13 December
E.G.Carter do 11 November
G.L.Nicklin do 7 June
J.P.Mulshaw Caretaker, Mary Hughes
Centre & Nursery 1 April
Laboratory Facilities. There were 938 investigations
carried out at the Mile End Hospital on behalf of the Public
Health Department. These consisted of:
758 swabs for diphtheria bacilli
(15 of which were positive).
2 animal inoculations.
72 bloods for rhesus factors and grouping.
79 Wasserman reactions.
13 swabs for micro-organisms.
5 urines for typhoid.
5 faeces for typhoid.
4 Widals for typhoid.
Insulin. Under the authority of the Ministry of Health
Circular 2734, insulin was supplied free during the period
1st January to 30th June to 13 persons suffering from
diabetes, of which 3 were new cases.
Nursing in the Homes. The arrangement with the East
London Nursing Society to undertake the nursing of children
and persons suffering from certain illnesses was continued
during the year until taken over by the London County Council
on the 5th July 1948. The number of visits to that date was
as follows
No.of Cases Revisits
To children under 5 years 16 194
To persons over 5 years 374 8,993
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