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During 1936 the total number of attendances made by the
nurses of the District Nursing Association in connection with cases
of infectious disease was :—
Nursing Service, 1936.
Name of Disease.
Age.
Total.
Under
5 years.
Over
5 years.
Cases.
Visits.
Cases.
Visits.
Cases.
Visits.
Ophthalmia neonatorum,
&c. .
106
1,948
2
21
108
1,969
Measles
32
337
14
130
46
467
Whooping cough
3
23
—
—
3
23
Diarrhoea & vomiting
2
12
—
—
2
12
Chicken pox
—
—
—
—
—
—
Mumps
—
—
—
—
—
—
Pemphigus
neonatorum
8
115
—
—
8
115
Puerperal pyrexia
—
—
1
27
1
27
Pneumonia
19
317
40
564
59
881
Influenza
2
3
20
93
22
96
Erysipelas
1
4
1
15
2
19
Totals
173
2,759
78
850
251
3,609
Manv of these cases were referred to the Association by medical
practitioners.
Solarium.
The Light Treatment centre was established at Southlands
in 1929.
The Centre is housed in a portion of the Southlands building
which has been specially adapted and equipped for the purpose.
The equipment consists of:—
2 carbon arc lamps. 4 general radiation lamps.
2 mercury vapour lamps. 4 couches.
During the year 124 sessions were held for patients from the
maternity and child welfare clinics, the number of patients on the
roll at the end of the year being 11. The total attendances numbered
1,521, the average number per session being 12-3. A medical
officer attended 19 of the sessions, at which she conducted 236
examinations.
The number of persons who received treatment during the
year (excluding tuberculous children) was 65, including 14 who
commenced treatment in previous years.