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8. Any cases of specific fevers, erysipelas, puerperal pyrexia
or other possible forms of sepsis, visited recently by doctor
or other attendant, giving dates.
A subsequent letter was addressed to all practitioners
in the Borough, informing them of the appointment
of Mr. Alexander Galletly, of 33, Queen Anne
Street, W. 1, as obstetric consultant under the
regulations, and also stating that specimens of patients'
blood and lochia would be examined at the Council's
Laboratory, 114, New King's Road. The outfit necessary
for the collection of the bacteriological specimens
is supplied on application to the Public Health Department.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum (a purulent discharge from
the eyes of an infant commencing within twenty-one
days of the date of its birth).—Twenty-nine cases
were notified in 1926, compared with 32 in 1925 and
27 in 1924. The case rate per thousand registered
births for 1926 works out at 11.05. Eleven of the
infants were treated in hospital.
All cases are visited by the Health Visitors in order
to ensure that the treatment, which is so necessary
to prevent impairment of vision or blindness, is carried
out.
Twelve cases were attended by the District Nurses
under the supervision of doctors.