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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
ii of these were under one year, one from one and under two
years, one from 15 and under 25 years, two from 25 and under 45
years, one from 45 and under 65 years, and one over 65 years.
Acute Polio-Myelitis.
Three cases of the above were notified during the year, two
from Clapham, and one from Putney. One of the cases was under
five years of age, one from two and under five years, and one from
15 and under 25 years.
One of the cases proved fatal, and the other two recovered.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
35 cases were notified, of which six were in Clapham, two in
Putney, 12 in Streatham, four in Tooting, and 11 in Wandsworth.
33 of the cases were visited. One occurred in the Workhouse,
and one removed previous to notification. 22 were attended
at birth by midwives. 11 were treated at hospital as out-patients,
two were admitted to hospital as in-patients, four occurred in an
Institution, and three were admitted to Poor Law Infirmaries,
the remaining 13 being treated at home. Two cases removed
before recovering, and one is still under treatment.
The 30 remaining cases have recovered.
13 cases were notified by registered midwives.
On the 23rd May, 1917, the Council decided that the arrangements
made with the various local nursing associations with regard
to the nursing of cases of measles when and as requested by the
Medical Officer of Health should be extended to Ophthalmia
Neonatorum. During 1918, 13 cases were attended by the nurses,
who made 616 visits.