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Tottenham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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M.& C.W./8.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
AND
CASES OF DISCHARGING EYE.
Three, cases of Discharging Eye occurred during. the year,,
of which two were notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Hospital treatment, whenonever necessary. is provided at various
hospitals, including St.Margaret's Hospital,Kentish Town, and whenever
possible, mother and child are admitted together.
Hone nursing of these cases is undertaken by arrangement with
the District Nursing Association. During the year under.review,
however, no hospital treatment was. required.
The following table shows the final result in the cases above enumerated:
| Notifications. | In attendance at th confinement. | Eyes clear | Died. | Removed No trace. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Cases. | Midwives Cases. | Occurred in hospitals outside the district. | ||||
| Ophthalmia . Neonatorum. | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Discharging Eye | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | |
EVACUATION OF EXPECTANT MOTICSRS.
During 1941 this scheme was more successful than in 1940 when
"blitz" conditions might have been expected to produce a greater
response.
372 mothers were evacuated during the year at, opposed to 99
during the previous twelve months, with corresponding increases in the
number of places reserved at the Bengeo House Residential Nursery for
older children of these mothers.
Continued.