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Thirty-eight children under the age of 5 were brought to the
Clinic who did not attend any Southgate Centre.
Of the 44 adults who attended the Clinic, 14 were members of
the Isolation Hospital Nursing Staff, while 3 were maids at the same
institution.
Twenty-four children under the age of 2 years were immunised,
4 of these being 12 months old. The eldest person being immunised
was 51 years of age.
During the time of the diphtheria outbreak many parents sought
immunisation for their children from their private physicians. The
Public Health Department offered any assistance required in the
way of procuring material, performing the Schick Test, etc., and in
several instances this help was accepted.
Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid).—One case of paratyphoid
fever was notified during the year, as against 3 in the
preceding year. The patient was removed to the Isolation Hospital
and made a good recovery.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia. One case of
puerperal fever and 5 of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the
year as against 2 and 4 in 1932.
It was not found necessary to make use of the services of the
Council's gynæcologist during the year.
Hospital Treatment for Infectious Diseases.—Steps are still
being taken to admit to hospital only those cases requiring hospital
treatment, as against isolation, and to limit the period of hospitalisation
so far as is consistent with safety. (It is now well recognised
that Isolation Hospitals do not limit the spread of infectious diseases
to any noticeable extent, and our beds must therefore be kept for
cases requiring medical and nursing attention if such is not available
at home.) As before, every encouragement is given to local practitioners
to send in complicated cases of measles, whooping cough
and similar non-notifiable diseases.
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