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Of the 7 deaths, 2 were of children under one year of age and 6 of
children under five years of age.
The same facilities, as in the case of Measles (see page 77), are available
for the home-nursing of cases of Whooping Cough, through the Mayoress'
Nursing Fund, but the disease not being notifiable, fewer cases are brought
to the notice of the department. In 1919, the visiting nurses paid 66
nursing visits to2 patients in 2 families, and milk, etc., was supplied to patients
in 6 families.
Infantile Diarrhœa.
47 deaths of infants under one year of age from diarrhoea and enteritis were
registered during 1919. The number of such deaths in each quarter of the
year was as follows:—
First Quarter11
Second „ 4
Third „ 20
Fourth „ 12
The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age from diarrhoea and
enteritis was 55.
The Council have an arrangement whereby they make payments to the
district nursing associations for the home nursing of cases of infantile diarrhoea.
Anterior Poliomyelitis.
See page 50.
Section VI,—Sanitary Administration.
THE STAFF.
The names of the staff of the Public Health Department at the end of
1919 will be found on pages 5 and 6.
The visiting work of the staff will be found tabulated in tables No. 7.10 on
pages 109-113, and also on page 59.
At the beginning of 1919 the permanent staff was still depleted by the
absence of 3 sanitary inspectors (Messrs. Lonnon, Adkins and Thompson) and
4 clerks (Messrs. Spokes, Mullis, Cove, and Pottier) serving with H.M. Forces.
Mr. Landen, sanitary inspector, was away throughout the year owing to illness.
The 3 inspectors on service returned to civil life and resumed their duties as
sanitary inspectors; Mr. Lonnon on March 3rd, and. Mr. Adkins and Mr.
Thompson on March 24th. Mr. Pottier, junior clerk and temporary sanitary
inspector, also resumed duty in the latter capacity on returning from military
service on March 3rd. Miss D. M. Parnell was appointed as temporary
inspector on March 26th, her work consisting of the investigation of cases of
influenza, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. Mr. P. W. Pottier and Mr. M. Jaffa,