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Ten notifications were received from Medical Practitioners
in charge of Institutions and Nursing Homes and 5 from Private
Practitioners. Two of the latter cases were subsequently admitted
bo Hospital. There were only two cases in which the services
of the Council's Obstetric Specialist was sought by private
practitioners.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Fifteen cases of this disease
were notified during the year, and in addition there were 7 slight
inflamation of the eyes reported; 5 cases were removed to
Hospital for treatment. Both eyes were affected in 10 cases
and one eye only in the remaining cases.
Measles.—See pages 58 to 60.
Milk, Virol, &c., Supplied to Nursing and Expectant
Mothers and Young Children.—In accordance with Circular
185 of the Ministry of Health, where the income falls within
the Council's scale, milk may be granted either free or at reduced
cost to:—
(a) Nursing Mothers;
(b) Expectant Mothers in the last 3 months of pregnancy;
(c) Children up to 3 years of age.
In addition dinners may also be given to Nursing and
Expectant Mothers who are in necessitous circumstances.
The whole of the milk supplied at our Centres is Full
Cream Dried Milk, and the same procedure has been adopted
with regard to the distribution as in previous years. The total
amount of such Milk sold or distributed free to Nursing and
Expectant Mothers and Young Children during the year was
26 tons, 16 cwts., 1 qr., 26 lbs.
The following tables show (a) the amount of milk, etc.,
given away and number of applicants receiving same, and (b)
quantities sold each quarter.
Cases.
Notified
Treated
At Home
In
Hospital
Vision
Unimpaired
Vision
impaired
Total
Blindness
Deaths
15 10 5 15 — — —