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Southwark 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

The number of cases notified and the number of deaths during the last five years were as follows:—

19275401
19286733
19296623
19307634

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PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
15 cases of Puerperal Fever and 41 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were
notified during the year.
The whole of the former and 39 of the latter were removed to
hospital.
9 deaths occurred and in each case the circumstances were investigated
by myself and the full facts reported to the Maternal Mortality
Committee of the Ministry of Health in accordance with their
instructions.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
28 cases occurred, as against 28 in 1929. No cases of blindness
occurred as a result.
An analysis of the cases will be found hereunder.
Notified.
Cases treated.
Vision unimpaired.
Vision
impaired.
Total
Blindness.
Deaths.
At home.
Hospital.
28
6
21*
—
—
—
—
*10 of these were removed to hospital the remainder were treated as
out-patients. 1 case (inmate) was born in Newington Institute.
CEREBRO SPINAL FEYER, ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA
AND POLIO MYELITIS.
6 cases of Cerebro-Spinal Fever were notified during the year,
5 of which died.