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Only one case of Ophthalmia neonatorum was notified,
this was treated at home, and recovered without any
permanent damage to the eyes.
Six deaths of persons suffering from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and 3 of those suffering from Non-pulmonary
Tuberculosis occurred in patients who had not been
notified, and making a total of 9 out of 38 deaths, or just
under 24 per cent. Two out of these 9 cases occurred in
persons who died suddenly, without having had medical
attendance, and the condition was discovered at the postmortem
examination.
Letters are written to the Medical Practitioners certifying
the cause of death in these cases, drawing their
attention to the fact that notification had been omitted.
(4) Causes of Sickness.
There has been no very specially noteworthy cause
of sickness in the District during the year. The large
amount of unemployment has caused a certain amount of
undernutrition and unsuitable feeding in young children,
and this, with the hot prolonged summer was responsible
for a very much larger amount of Summer diarrhoea than
we have had for some years. The supply of free milk by
the Council did something to mitigate this.
(5) Nursing Arrangements, Hospitals and Other
Institutions available for the District.
(a) Professional Nursing in the Home—General.
The Erith and Belvedere Provident Nursing Association
and the Ranyard Nurses maintain 3 District
Nurses in the District, and their services are largely
made use of by the residents.
These are not subsidised by the Local Authority nor
by the County Council, but a small weekly subscription
is collected from the members by voluntary workers.