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Section B—Health Services.
Laboratory Facilities
The Public Analyst appointed by the Council is Mr. D. D. Moir,
16, Southwark Street, London, S.E.I, to whom samples of food, drugs and
water are submitted.
Clinical material in respect of infectious disease is examined by the
Hospital Laboratory Service, chiefly at the St. Helier Hospital. Investigation
of specimens in cases of food poisoning and the bacteriological
examination of milk and water is carried out at the Public Health Laboratory
at Epsom. Biological testing of milk for tubercle bacilli is done at
the Guildford Public Health Laboratory.
The following examinations were made during the year:—
Blood 1
Nose and Throat Swabs 12
Faeces Specimens 164
Water (Public Supply):
For chemical analysis 2
For bacteriological examination 5
Water (Swimming Bath):
For bacteriological examination 8
Food and Drugs:
Analysis 290
Bacteriological examination of milk 186
Bacteriological examination of ice cream 93
Biological examination of milk 9
Vaccination and Immunisation
The arrangements for the prophylactic treatment of infectious disease
which are the responsibility of the County Council as the Local Health
Authority under Section 26 of the National Health Service Act, have been
steadily expanded as new and successful inoculation techniques have been
devised. The diseases for which preventive vaccination or immunisation
is now available under the County Council's schemes, include smallpox,
diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis and tuberculosis. Except
in the case of the last two mentioned diseases, the schemes are directed
locally by the Medical Officers of Health of the County Districts. Those
in respect of poliomyelitis and B.C.G. are administered by the Divisional
Medical Officers.
Details of the work done under these arrangements are given in
Section F.
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