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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
There were 10 cases of this disease notified during 1926, as
against 15 in 1925.
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
Un-
Impaired
Vision
Impaired
Total
Blindness
Deaths
Treated
1
Notified
At home
In
Hospital
10
7
3
10
-
-
-
It will be observed from the above table, that in no case
was vision impaired, which is very satisfactory.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Nine cases were notified during 1926, as against the same
number in the previous year.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
This disease was made notifiable on the Ist October, 1926,
and from that date until the end of the year 11 cases were notified.
CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
Five cases were notified in 1926 as against 3 cases in 1925.
ACUTE POLIO-ENCEPHALITIS.
One case was notified in 1926.
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
Eight cases were notified in 1926 as against the same number
in the previous year.
ANTHRAX.
Four cases were notified in 1926 as against three cases in 1925.
ACUTE PRIMARY AND ACUTE INFLUENZAL PNEUMONIA.
113 cases were notified in 1926 as against 119 cases in 1925.