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Chelsea 1936
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936
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Nursing Provision.—By arrangement with the Chelsea District
Nursing Association, all cases of Pneumonia receive adequate nursing
attention where the circumstances render this necessary.
Malaria.—The Regulations provide that the Medical Officer of Health
shall take all practical steps to ensure that persons suffering from Malaria
are supplied with sufficient mosquito netting; receive adequate quinine
treatment during the attack and subsequently; and receive appropriate
advice as to precautions necessary to prevent the spread of the disease.
One case of Malaria was notified during the year.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Two cases of Puerperal Fever and six cases of Puerperal Pyrexia
were notified during the year. Details of these cases are set out in the
following table:—
TABLE No. 43.
| Total number of cases notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | District Nurses in attendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia during the past two years were as follows:—
| Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 6 | 7 |
| 1936 | 2 | 6 |
With the sanction of the Ministry of Health the Borough Council
has made arrangements for the services of a skilled obstetric consultant
in puerperal cases and in cases of difficult labour, when desired by
the medical practitioner in attendance. No cases required consultation
during the year.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Under the Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926,
the duty of notifying a case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum is placed solely
upon the medical practitioner in attendance. This disease is defined as
a purulent discharge from the eyes of an infant, commencing within
twenty-one days from the date of its birth.
Seven cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified during the year.
As required by the Ministry of Health, particulars of the notified cases
are set out in the following table:—