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Chelsea 1944
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944
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Nursing By arrangement with the Chelsea District Nursing Association. home nursing is provided for infants suffering from this disease.
| Year. | cases. | No.of Visits. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| l939 | 3 | 61 | |
| 1940 | 2 | 82 | |
| 1941 | 2 | 26 | |
| 1942 | - | - | |
| 1943 | - | - | |
| 1944 | 2 | 96 | |
| 1945 | 3 | 98 | |
Three cases or Punomyenns were notinea during tne year and treated
in hospital.
ENCEPHALITIS LETHARG1CA.
SCABIES.
The notification of scabies
came into force on the lst. August,
1943. The Regulations make it
compulsory for a medical practitioner
to notify to the local authority any
person to whom he is called, on
becoming aware that such person is
suffering from scabies, unless any
member of the same family shall have
been notified within a period of four
weeks.
165 cases of scabies were notified up
to the end of the year.
TABLE NO.
| YEAR | NO. OF CASES TREATED | TOTAL NO. OF TREATMEANTS | NO OF ARTICLAS DISINFECTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 82 | 140 | 2060 |
| 1940 | 58 | 110 | 2046 |
| 1941 | 120 | 258 | 2594 |
| 1942 | 403 | 1346 | 13920 |
| 1943 | 345 | 848 | 10284 |
| 1944 | 318 | 643 | 4524 |