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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
Holborn 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
During the year 6 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were brought to our
notice, 5 of which were notified in pursuance of the Public Health (Ophthalmia
Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926 and 1928; 1 of the notifications was from a doctor
in private practice and 4 from the Medical Officers of hospitals.
In 1 case notification in accordance with the Regulations was not received;
in this case information came from the London County Council.
Unless each case is notified to the local Medical Officer of Health, the public
will be ignorant of the real extent of the disease; the whole of the cases cannot be
followed up to ascertain the amount of permanent damage done to the eyesight.
| CaseNumber. | Age when Notified. | Age atOnset. | By whom Notified. | Type of Disease on Health Visitor's first call. | Where Treated. | Medical Attendance and Nursing. | Result. | Birth Notified by. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 days | 9 days | Doctor (Private Practice) | Moderate | Nursing Horse and at Home | Private doctor | Cured | Private Doctor | |
| 16 days | 9 days | Doctor (Hospital) | Slight | At Home | Doctor (Extern Practice) —Hospital and District n urss | Cured | Extern Department, Hospital | |
| 19 days | 17 days | Doctor (Hospital) | Not seen | At Out - patient De-partment, and later in Hospital | Out - patient—Moorfields Hospital District Nurse. In-patient, Holborn and Finsbury Hospital | Dead | Extern Department, Hospital | |
| 5 | 19 days | 3 days | Doctor (Hospital) | Slight | At Home | Out-patient—Royal Free Hospital District Nurse | Cured | Doctor (Hospital) |
| 6 | 13 days | 13 days | Doctor (Hospital) | Not seen | In Hospital | Maternity Ward, Holborn and Finsbury Hospital. Later in-patient at St. Margaret's Hospital | Cured | Intern Department. Hospital |
| One Case hot Notified in accordance with the Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations. | ||||||||
| 11 days | Source of Information: London County Council | Slight | At Home | Private doctor and Extern Department, Myddleton Square Nursing Institute | Cured | Nursing Institution | ||