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South Chelsea, and one in North Chelsea. Two deaths were registered
as due to the disease.
Chicken-pox.—This disease was notifiable for 3 months from the
22nd March, 1911. Thirteen cases were notified in Chelsea during this
period.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—This disease was notifiable in London
from the week ending 11th March, 1911. During the period between
that date and the end of the year 680 cases were notified in London.
Eight cases were notified in Chelsea. All the cases were visited by the
Lady Sanitary Inspector, and steps were taken to insure that the affected
eyes received appropriate treatment, with the result that, so far as
known, no permanent injury to sight has been sustained by any of the
cases notified. Altogether 66 visits were paid in respect of cases of
ophthalmia neonatorum.
Measles.—This disease was very prevalent in Chelsea during the first
quarter of 1911, when 18 deaths out of a total of 30 for the year
occurred. The disease, however, never got the same foothold in Chelsea
that it did in some other parts of London. Orders of the Medical
Officer (Education L.C.C.) for the exclusion from school of unprotected
children attending certain classes in the Infants' Departments were
issued in respect of 8 schools in Chelsea.
Poor-law cases of measles were received into the M.A.B. Fever
Hospitals during 1911; and by an order of the Local Government
Board of 30th May, 1911, the Managers (M.A.B.) were required to
receive cases of measles recommended by the Medical Officer of Health
of the Borough in which the patient resides, provided that there is an
excess of accommodation available in the hospitals above that required
by the Poor-law cases. Under this order 3 cases of measles were
recommended by me for removal to hospital, and were so removed.
During the year 30 cases of measles were discharged from the
M.A.B. hospitals, 2 having been removed from the Chelsea Infirmary,
and 3 from St. George's Infirmary. The average duration of the stay in
hospital of these 30 cases was 38 days.
Whooping Cough.—Twenty-two cases of this disease were discharged
from the M.A.B. hospitals during the course of 1911. The
average duration of stay in hospital of these 22 cases was 74 days,
which is nearly double the average stay in hospital of measles cases.
Ten cases were removed from the Chelsea Infirmary to M.A.B. hospitals
during the year, and 3 cases were so removed from St. George's
Infirmary.