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MISCELLANEOUS.
Insulin Treatment.
In March, 1928, an application was received from the
Victoria Hospital for Children asking the Council to provide
Insulin for a child aged 10 who was attending the Hospital
suffering from Diabetes. This child had no father and his
mother was unable to meet the cost of this special form of
treatment. The Council decided to grant the application and
the Ministry of Health gave their sanction to the issue of a
temporary supply of Insulin for patients suffering from diabetes
among the poorer inhabitants of the Borough.
The drug was first supplied to the child's mother in May,
1928, and he is still receiving treatment.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 3,411 bacteriological examinations were
made at the Lister Institute.
The following Table shows the number of examinations
in each sub-district and for the whole Borough, also the disease
for which the examination was made, and the result.