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92 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Rabies.
Information was received from the veterinary inspector of
the London County Council and other sources that five persons had
been bitten by dogs during the period when rabies was in existence.
None of the cases were verified by bacteriological examination.
All the premises were, however, visited by the sanitary inspectors,
and information given as to procedure to be taken if any illness
occurred. Notices were received from the Public Control Department
of the London County Council and other sources, of the
existence of rabies at six premises in the Borough, but none of the
instances proved to be positive.
Scabies.
The names of 61 school children who were suffering from scabies
were forwarded to me by the medical officer to the London County
Council, and the homes were visited by the sanitary inspector.
These children were treated at the London County Council cleansing
stations. In all cases where consent could be obtained, disinfection
of the bedding and clothing of the patient was carried out by the
disinfecting staff.
In addition to the above 25 other cases in adults were reported
to me. These cases were treated at the baths at the Council's
disinfecting station with sulphurated potash baths and in every case
the disease was cured. The average number of baths given per
case was three.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
I.—-Work of Health Visitors.
During the past year two additional health visitors were
appointed, entailing a re-arrangement of the districts. There are
now four whole-time and two part-time health visitors. Their
duties include the visiting of infants under the Notification of Births
Act, and of children between the ages of one and five years, of all
cases of measles, whooping-cough, pneumonia, diarrhoea and
tuberculosis in children under five years of age, and all cases of
ophthalmia neonatorum and puerperal fever, the investigation into