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Treatment of Tonsils and Adenoids.—Arrangements were
made for the operative treatment of tonsils and adenoids in
twenty-nine cases under the Council's Maternity and Child
Welfare scheme.
Ear Diseases and Defective Hearing.—Facilities are
available at the Health Centre for the treatment of children
below school age suffering from ear diseases and defective
hearing.
As stated in the Report of the School Medical Officer an
Aural Clinic was established in September, 1937, in charge of
a consulting ear, nose and throat surgeon. Twelve children
below school age were examined and made twenty-three
attendances. Four of these cases were referred to Guy's
Hospital, two for operative treatment for tonsils and adenoids,
and two for mastoidectomy. Six others were referred for
daily treatment at the Minor Ailment Clinic and two for
observation.
Maternal Mortality.
There were two maternal deaths amongst Wimbledon
mothers in 1938. Both occurred in hospitals, and in each
case the mother was unmarried. The first was due to septic
infection with retained membranes following incomplete
abortion and haemorrhage. Tn the second case the cause of
death was puerperal septicæmia following confinement in a
hospital outside the district.
These are the first deaths from puerperal sepsis amongst
Wimbledon mothers since 1932. During 1936 no maternal
death occurred.