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Green Hospital, and the other in the East London
Maternity Hospital. There was 1 death from the
disease.
Fifteen cases were notified as Puerperal Pyrexia.
One patient was treated at home. The other patients
were treated at the following Hospitals:—London (6),
North Western (2), and Bethnal Green, Mothers', City
of London Maternity, Jewish Maternity, St. Peter's
and Charing Cross (1 each).
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
19 notifications of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were
received during the year. 5 cases were removed to and
treated in the St. Margaret's Hospital, 1 to the Bethnal
Green Hospital, while 6 other cases were treated as
out-patients at the London and Moorfield's Hospitals.
The remaining cases were treated at home. The Health
Visitors paid 73 visits to cases. Every case cleared up
without any impairment of vision being reported.
34 reports were also received from Medical Officers
of the London County Council concerning new born
babies suffering from inflammation of the eyes, 1 of
these cases being subsequently notified as Ophthalmia
Neonatorum. These cases were also visited by the
Health Visitors. The district nurses treated 59 cases
of discharging eyes in young infants, paying 797 visits
for the purpose.
MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN.
The County School Medical Officer has kindly furnished
me with the following statistics with regard
to the medical inspection of the school children in the
Borough. It will be seen that more than half the
children inspected are found to require medical treatment.