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Chelsea 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
One case of Puerperal Fever and Foci cases of Puerperal Pyrexia
were notified during the year. Details of these cases are set out in the
following table :—
TABLE No. 46.
| Total number of cases notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | District Nurses in attendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | |||||
| 1940 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | — |
* NON-PARISHIONER; DIED IN A CUELSEA HOSPITAL
With the sanction ot the Ministry of Health the Borough Council
has made arrangements for the services of a skilled obstetric consultant
in puerperal cases and in cases of difficult labour, when desired by
the medical practitioner in attendance. No case required consultation i
during the year Arrangements have also been made for the utilization
of the emergency obstetrical service of the London County Council.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Under the Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926,
the duty of notifying a case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum is placed solely
upon the medical practitioner in attendance. This disease is defined as
a purulent discharge from the eyes of an infant, commencing within
twenty-one days from the date of its birth.
ONE case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum WASnotified during the year.
As required by the Ministry of Health, particulars of the notified cases
are set out in the following table:—
TABLE No. 46.
| Total number of cases notified. | Treatment in Hospital. | District Nurses in attendance | Council's Obstetrician called in. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | |||||
| 1940 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | — | — |
TABLE No. 47. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Year | No. Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||||
| 1939 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||