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During the year 210 children under the age of 5
were nursed, a total of 2,576 visits being made.
37 mothers received 414 visits for nursing in
connection with conditions incidental to child-bearing.
Nursing Assistance, 1935.
Disease
Children
UNDER FIVE
years
Mothers
Others
Total
Visits]
Cases
Visits
Cases
Visits
Cases
Visits
[/###
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Discharging Eyes
29
371
....
....
....
....
371
Other Eye Conditions
2
48
....
....
....
....
48
Measles
1
82
....
....
....
....
82
Whooping Cough
6
76
....
....
....
....
76
Diarrhœa
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Pre-natal Conditions
....
....
4
35
....
....
35
Puerperal Fever and
Pyrexia
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Other post-natal conditions
....
....
33
379
....
....
379
Otorrhœa, other Mar
diseases
17
686
....
....
....
....
686
Tonsils and Adenoids
42
163
....
....
....
....
163
Tonsillitis
2
7
....
....
....
....
7
Influenza
....
....
....
....
3
88
88
Bronchitis
3
17
....
....
....
....
17
Pneumonia
9
121
....
....
13
194
315
Tuberculosis
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Intestinal Conditions
3
11
....
....
....
....
11
Threadworms
32
265
....
....
....
....
265
Discharging Umbilicus
36
373
....
....
....
....
373
Impetigo and Eczema
8
114
....
....
....
....
114
Pemphigus
1
7
....
....
....
....
7
Septic arm, leg, etc.
13
190
....
....
....
....
190
Miscellaneous
6
45
....
....
....
....
45
Totals
210
2,576
37
414
16
282
3.272
5 eases were in hand at the beginning of the year.
9 cases were in hand at the end of the year.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL
PYREXIA.
Seven cases of Puerperal Fever were reported
during the year. With one exception, the patients
were treated in hospital : North Western 4, London
and Bethnal Green 1 each,