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Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years.
The number of deaths was six; all occurred under 1 year of age (see table on
page 79).
Nursing Arrangements.
The services of the district nurses were used as follows in 1933:—Deficient
lactation 17 cases, 157 visits; complications after pregnancy 6 cases, 80 visits;
maternity nursing 4 cases, 46 visits.
Minor Ailments.
The Minor Ailments Clinic has been carried on as usual on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons. One hundred and forty-eight patients attended the clinic making 359
attendances.
Skin troubles accounted for 59 attendances; they were chiefly impetigo,
intertrigo behind the ear and septic abrasions. Pads and strapping were applied
to the umbilical hernias of 44 babies; 27 babies were treated for constipation, an
enema of soap and water being administered or a suppository inserted.. Tonsillitis
was treated with a paint of perchloride of mercury (1/2,000) in glycerine. Four
children were treated for aural discharge, two of whom were subsequently referred
to hospital. The chief ailments receiving treatment among the mothers were
mastitis, tonsillitis and varicose veins.
Medical Inspection and Treatment of School Children.
The medical inspection and treatment of children attending Public Elementary
Schools in Holborn is carried out by the London County Council.
The following treatment Centres are provided under the L.C.C. Schemes:—
(1) Finsbury Centre, Spencer Street, Goswell Road.
(2) Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital, City Road.
(3) Soho Centre, Gerrard Street.
(4) Lancing Street Centre, Lancing Street, N.W. 1.
(5) Cleansing Station (Scabies) Children's Baths, Central Street, E.C. 1.
Centres are also provided at the following Hospitals and Dispensaries : —
(1) St. Bartholomew's Hospital.
(2) Bloomsbury Dispensary.
(3) Central London Ophthalmic Hospital.
(4) Central London Throat and Ear Hospital.
(5) Dental Hospital.
(6) Homoeopathic Hospital.
(7) Hospital for Sick Children.
(8) Italian Hospital.
(9) Metropolitan Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital.
(10) Middlesex Hospital.
(11) Royal Free Hospital.
(12) Tuberculosis Dispensary, University College Hospital.
(13) University College Hospital.
We endeavoured to co-operate with the Education Authority by giving
information respecting children suffering from infectious disease and child contacts
ottonding public elementary schools.
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