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6. Number of cases in which temperature rose above
100.4 for twenty-four hours, with rise of pulse
rate 2
One patient suffering from endocarditis.
7. Number of cases notified as ophthalmic neonatorium,
with result of treatment in each case 1
Eyes quite clear.
8. Number of cases of " inflammation of the eyes,"
however slight 5
9. Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in
the Institution, with reasons why they were not
breast-fed—
Supplementary feeding—
Insufficient breast milk 5
Bottle fed—
Twin l
Mother suffering from acute pulmonary
tuberculosis 1
Albuminaria 1
Endocarditis 1
— 4
Total 9
10. Number of maternal deaths, with causes—
Cerebral embolism following ante-partum hæmorrhage
and placenta praevia 1
11. Number of foetal deaths (stillborn or within ten
days of birth) and their causes, and the results of
the post-mortem examination (if obtainable)—
Stillbirths 3
Blood test of parent in each case positive.