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Prevention of Blindness. Information as to blindness
occurring in children under five years coming to our notice
through the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme is transmitted
to the Surrey Voluntary Association for the Blind in
accordance with the recommendation contained in Memo.
162/B.D.
No action was taken under Section 66 of the Public
Health Act, 1925, nor under Section 176 of the Public Health
Act, 1936.
Pneumonia. Forty-nine cases were notified, 7 of which
were stated to be influenzal. This compares with 90 in the
year before. The Council has an arrangement with the Local
Nursing Associations for the home nursing of pneumonia cases
where necessary.
Food Poisoning. Enquiries were instituted in three instances
of suspected food poisoning. The first was the case
of a man who had died with symptoms suggestive of food
poisoning. Bacteriological examination of the organs failed
to detect any bacterial infection as the cause of death.
In the second occurrence, two members of a family, both
of whom had partaken of a meat pie, suffered with acute
gastro-intestinal symptoms for some hours. There were no
remnants of the pie of which examinations could be made and
no other complaints were received in respect of the other pies
in the same batch. Both patients recovered.
The third case was one in which an adult and his nephew
suffered from severe enteritis for several days after partaking
of meat patties at a cafe outside the district. Both patients
complained of the taste of these patties at the time of consumption
but no confirmatory evidence was obtained with
regard to other patties sold at the same time. Both patients
recovered.
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