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There has been no serious outbreak of epidemic diarrhoea
since the hot dry summer of 1921 and even in that year it was
much less serious than might have been expected—accounting
for 12 deaths in all. Subsequent years have shewn a
total of only 2 or 3 deaths. A great deal is done to combat
this disease by advice given at the Child Welfare Centres and
by home visiting and I think it is justifiable to claim that
it was partly on this account th,at the mortality was not more
serious in 1921.
With regard to Measles and Whooping Cough, see the
remarks on non-notifiable infectious disease earlier in the
report.
In the case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, an agreement
has now been entered into with the Metropolitan Asylums
Board for the admission of such cases to Hospital when this
is required.
The following table gives the results in the cases of this
disease during the last 5 years.