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Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following is a summary of the cases visited on behalf of the Borough Council by members of the District Nursing Associations:—
| Condition. | Children under 5 years | Others | Total cases nursed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Visits | Cases | Visits | ||
| Measles | 1 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Pneumonia | 13 | 317 | 2 | 47 | 15 |
| Thread Worms | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Conjunctivitis | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Inflamed eyelid | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Whooping cough | 2 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Impetigo | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Septic spots | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Maternity Cases | 5 | 70 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 509 | 9 | 160 | 35 | |
Mid wives.
The Borough Council is not the supervising authority under
the Midwives Acts. From a return provided by the County Council,
the number of midwives practising in the Borough is estimated at
twenty-two. The Council decided to include in the financial estimates
for the year 1935/36 a sum of £15 for the provision of midwives, in
necessitous cases, either to act as midwives or, where a doctor is in
attendance, to act as maternity nurses. During the year under report
the midwife's fee was paid in three instances.
Laboratory Facilities.
See " Food " and " Infectious Diseases."
HOSPITALS.
Infectious Diseases.
Under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1929, hospital
accommodation for the isolation and treatment of infectious diseases,
including small-pox, is organised and maintained by the London County
Council for the County of London as a whole.