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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Thirty-three infants were
notified as suffering from ophthalmia neonatorum, of
whom 8 were removed to hospital. This total compares
with 30 notifications during 1921, of whom 5 were
removed to hospital. The result of the cases was as
under :—
The result of the cases was as under:-
| Cases notified. | Treated at home. | In hospital. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision imparied. | Total blindness. | Deaths | Left the district. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 |
Measles.—Of the total of 2,438 cases of measles
notified during 1922, 1,353 occurred in children under
the age of five years.
Diarrhœa.—Seventeen cases of diarrhœa were notified
during 1922 compared with 140 during 1921. All of
these cases were under the age of five years. No doubt
the marked difference between the climatic conditions
during the two summers accounts for this difference
in figures.
Home Nursing.
Arrangements are in operation whereby home nursing
is provided in the borough for :—
(a) Cases of infectious disease, particularly influenza
and pneumonia, in persons over five years
of age.
(b) For any case of serious illness in children under
five and occasionally for pregnant and
nursing mothers.
This nursing is only available for persons who are in
such a financial position as to be unable to pay for the
services of a nurse. The arrangements are made by the
Public Health Committee and the Maternity and Child