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From subsequent enquiries it has been ascertained that 15 patients
recovered with no apparent impairment of vision. Three patients died
from other causes (pneumonia, influenza and enteritis), and at the time
of writing one patient is still attending St. Margaret's Hospital with
ulcer of the right eye.
Measles.
Measles is not a notifiable disease, but during the year, 54 cases
were brought to the notice of the Public Health Department, either by
the Head Teachers of schools or by the parents. These were visited
by your Health Visitors and arrangements were made by the Ranyard
Nurses' Association for daily visits of a nurse to such cases as your
Medical Officer of Health deemed advisable.
Diarrhœa and Enteritis.
Infantile Diarrhoea occurring in children two years of age and
under is notifiable in this Borough by Order of the Council dated
27th July, 1920. During the year 1921, 109 such cases were notified.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis caused 65 deaths during the year, and of this
number, 55 were children under two years of age.
In Table 4 (post) will be seen the distribution of the cases in the
various wards of the Borough.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Three patients were notified as suffering from this disease during
the year. There were two deaths.
Acute Polio-Myelitis.
Four cases of this disease were notified. Three deaths occurred.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
One case of this disease was notified.
Malaria.
Seven cases of Malaria were notified in the persons of ex-service
men who had contracted the disease in the East.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
Dr. Donnelly reports as follows:-
During the year 1921, the total attendances at the Dispensary were
5,053, as compared with 6,615 for 1920.