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Under the rules of the Central Midwives Board, midwives
are still required to summon medical assistance in all cases of
inflammation of, or discharge from, the eyes of a child, and
also to send notice immediately, to the Local Supervising
Authority that such assistance has been sought.
Seven cases of this disease were notified during the year,
and in addition there were six cases of slight inflammation of
the eyes reported; 1 case was removed to hospital. Both eyes
were affected in 6 cases, and one eye only in the remaining case.
At the end of the year 2 of the cases were still under treatment
as 'out-patients' at local hospitals.

Measles.—See pages 60 to 62.
Milk, Virol, &c., Supplied to Nursing and Expectant
Mothers and Young Children.—In accordance with Circular
185 of the Ministry of Health, where the income falls within
the Council's scale, milk may be granted either free or at reduced
cost to:—
(a) Nursing Mothers;
(b) Expectant Mothers in the last 3 months of pregnancy;
(c) Children up to 3 years of age.
In addition dinners may also be given to Nursing and
Expectant Mothers who are in necessitous circumstances.
The whole of the milk supplied at our Centres is Full
Cream Dried Milk, and the same procedure has been adopted
with regard to the distribution as in previous years. The total
amount of such Milk sold or distributed free to Nursing and
Expectant Mothers and Young Children during the year was
51,228 lbs. (22 tons, 17 cwt. 44 lbs.)
The following tables show (a) the amount of milk, etc.,
given away and number of applicants receiving same, and (b)
quantities sold each quarter.