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The following recommendations to hospital or private doctor
were made:—
Rhinorrhoea, enlarged tonsils, tonsilitis, adenitis, otorrhoea,
rickets, measles, septic finger, colitis, cyst. The case of measles
was notified to the Medical Officer of Health, and the cases of dental
caries referred to the Dental Clinic.
M others—A nte-N atal.
Dyspepsia 2, constipation 26, antepartum haemorrhage 1,
general advice 30, anaemia 1, agalactia 2, haemorrhoids 1, contracted
pelvis 3, dental caries 1, debility 2. The following cases were
recommended to attend a hospital or a private doctor :—
Antepartum haemorrhage, contracted pelvis. The case of
dental caries was referred to the dental clinic.
M others—Post-N atal.
Constipation 20, cough 16, general advice 48, debility 36,
neuralgia 3, anaemia 14, mastitis 2, dyspepsia 9, neuritis 1, furuncle
2, urticaria 3, coryza 1, mammary abscess 1, dental caries 18,
incomplete abortion 1, tonsilitis 2, pruritus 1, rheumatism 2, pharyngitis
1, subinvolution 3, erosion 3, heart disease 2.
The following cases were recommended to attend a hospital
or private doctor :—
Neuritis, furuncle, abs ;ess, incomplete abortion, tonsilitis,
subinvolution, erosion, heart disease.
The cases of dental caries were referred to the Dental Clinic.
During the year the Assistant Medical Officer of Health administered
gas at the Old Sessions House Centre, for extraction of
teeth. Eleven such gas-dental clinics were held, and gas was
administered 91 times, making an average attendance of 8 at
these clinics.
Lectures on Measles, Vaccination, Diet for Toddlers, The nose,
Summer Diarrhoea, and Whooping Cough, were given to the mothers
attending the Sewing Class.
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