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until the onset of whooping cough at the early age of two months. The others
were partly breast and partly hand fed; neither had made normal progress and wero
not likely to withstand an attack of any serious illness.
Marasmic Infants.
During 1927 three babies suffering with marasmus were sent to St. Margaret's
Hospital (M.A.B.), Kentish Town, for in-patient treatment; the results so far are
satisfactory. All three were the children of parents who had lost a baby in the
previous year and the prospects of the infant's survival in each case seemed very
poor unless specialised care was given.
The ages of the infants at the time of admission were respectively three weeks,
four months and two months. All three made slow but definite progress during
prolonged residence in St. Margaret's, but on return seemed unable to adapt
themselves to their environment and to be unusually dependent on the routine of
institutional life. After short periods at home after being discharged from
St. Margaret's Hospital, all three have been again admitted to hospital; one directly
to St. Margaret's Hospital, one has returned there after a few weeks in a general
hospital, and one is in a general hospital.
Poor Law and Hospital Relief.
The Clerk to the Guardians of the Holborn Union has kindly supplied me
with the following information relating to persons from the Holborn Division of
the Union who received Poor Law Relief during the year 1927:—
Indoor Relief 1,105 persons
Outdoor Relief 347 cases
Out-door Medical Relief 225 persons
Of the total number of 530 deaths, 370 died in hospitals and public institutions
either within or without the Borough.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH
Scavenging.
The removal of house and trade refuse is carried out by contract. In the
main thoroughfares, and in a number of other principal streets, there is a daily
collection. In the remainder of the streets the collection is twice weekly.