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Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years.
The number of deaths was four; 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 1934:—Deficient
lactation 6 cases, 52 visits; complications after pregnancy 3 cases, 53 visits;
maternity nursing 4 cases, 53 visits.
Minor Ailments.
The Minor Ailments Clinic has been carried on as usual on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons. Two hundred and twenty patients attended the clinic making 416
attendances. The principal ailments treated were as follows: —
Conjunctivitis and blepharitis 78
Sores, including sore buttocks 65
Aural discharge 57
Syringing for wax 26
Umbilical hernia strapping 43
Impetigo 30
Attention to breast and nipples 36
Nasal catarrh 27
Tonsils 25
Constipation 20
Also, in smaller numbers: —
Slight septic conditions of leg, finger, hand, arm; minor burns; splinters
in finger; and stomatitis.
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
Attending public elementary schools.
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