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Dental Work.—Arrangements are made with the British
Dentists' Hospital that they should provide a qualified dental
surgeon to attend on one half-day per fortnight to give dental
attention to any patient certified by the Maternity and Child Welfare
Medical officer as requiring such, with a view to an improvement
in their physical condition. Ninety-two patients have been attended
by the dental surgeon and 10 dentures have been provided, the total
cost of the dentures being £33 15s. 0d., of which amount the
Maternity and Child Welfare Committee have decided, and the
patients have paid £18 5s. 0d. The total number of patients'
attendances was 327, which is more than twice last year's figure.
Puerperal Fever.—Nine cases of this disease were notified
during the year, three of which unfortunately proved fatal. There
did not appear to be any common source of infection amongst these
cases, as they occurred in different districts and at different times
all over the Borough.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Sixteen cases of this disease were
notified during the year, and in addition there were 3 cases of slight
inflammation of the eyes reported. Both eyes were affected in 8
cases, and one eye only in the remaining 11 cases. Subsequently,
from enquiries made, it was found that in no case was the vision
impaired.