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Eighteen cases were notified as Puerperal Pyrexia,
and were treated at the following Hospitals :—
Bethnal Green (7), London (4), St. Peters (2)
The remaining 5 cases were treated at home.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM, &c.
Fifteen notifications of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
were received during the year. Five of the patients
were treated at home, 1 received treatment at St.
Margaret's Hospital, 9 at the Bethnal Green Hospital.
The Health Visitors paid 54 visits to cases. Fourteen
of the cases cleared up without any impairment of
vision being reported : one child died.
19 reports were also received from Medical Officers
of the London County Council concerning newborn
babies suffering from inflammation of the
eyes. These cases were also visited by the Health
Visitors. The district nurses treated 42 cases of
discharging eyes in young infants, paying 381 visits
for the purpose.
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Under the Transfer of Powers (London) Order,
1933, the duties of the London County Council under
the Children Acts were transferred to the Metropolitan
Borough Councils. At the end of the year, there
were 11 foster mothers and 16 foster children on
the register in the Borough. The children are
visited regularly by the Health Visitors.
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 :