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make an annual grant in respect of children over five years of age. In the Maternity
and Child Welfare Section of the Report there is an account of the year's working
so far as children under five are concerned.
xii. Supply of Insulin to Persons suffering from Diabetes.
In May, 1930, the Council obtained the approval of the Ministry of Health
to supply Insulin to diabetic patients, who were necessitous and unable to obtain
it under the National Health Insurance Acts. A continuing approval is obtained
yearly.
A supply of Insulin was given under this scheme to eleven patients during the
year, the total cost being £22 11s. 0d.
Insulin is supplied to medical practitioners under the following conditions:—
(1) The application must state the name, age, address, and sex of the patient
for whom it is required.
(2) A quarterly report must be furnished in respect of each patient treated,
giving the following information:—
(a) The number of doses of Insulin administered ;
(b) Stating whether any tests were made of the urine or of the blood of
the patient, and, if so, by whom and with what results ;
(c) A report on the progress of the patient.
xiii. Vaccination.
Dr. C. F. Clarke, who had held the appointment of Public Vaccinator under the
Woolwich Board of Guardians for the major portion of the old parish of Woolwich,
for many years, resigned on the grounds of ill-health, his last day of service being
28th June, 1934. The vacancy was filled by the appointment of Dr. Andrew Mair,
who commenced duty on the 1st August, 1934. During the interim Dr. H. M. Wise
acted as Public Vaccinator for Dr. Clarke's district.
The Council took the opportunity of making adjustments in the districts of the
Public Vaccinators, as these were much overdue. The districts had not been altered
for at least twenty years; many changes in the distribution of population had
taken place during these years, particularly in Plumstead and Abbey Wood, and
it was felt desirable that a medical practitioner resident in that part of the Borough
should be appointed as Public Vaccinator for that area. The old parish of Plumstead,
formerly a vaccination district, was divided into two, and Dr. Mair was appointed
to the eastern portion. Dr. Wise's new district consists of the remaining portion
of Plumstead and part of the old parish of Woolwich.