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Enteric Fever.
2 cases of enteric fever were notified, being 1 for Bermondsey,
and 1 for Rotherhithe. The total number of cases notified in the
previous year was 4.
Puerperal Fever.
4 cases of puerperal fever were notified. Death resulted in
2 cases.
Opthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 18 cases of this disease notified during the year.
Under this heading is included every kind of "sore eyes"
occurring in the newly-born. They were all visited by the Health
Visitors, who instructed the mother in each case to immediately
seek medical advice.
Cases.
Vision
Unimpaired.
Vision
Impaired.
Total
Blindness
Notified.
Treated.
Deaths.
At Home
In Hospital
3
18
6
12
13
2
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Unfortunately there have been 18 cases, but in only 5 cases
was the vision impaired, and in two of these it amounted to total
blindness. There is apparently no need for any impairment of
vision whatever if people would only realise the seriousness of the
complaint, and have the patient treated on the first symptoms,
and keep her under treatment until complete recovry. A weak
solution of Nitrate of Silver put into the eyes of every child at
birth, is said to be the best prophylactic, and it is to be hoped
that this will be adopted universally by the medical profession
and the midwives.