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Pneumonia 41. Other respiratory diseases 6. Ulcer of stomach
or duodenum.6. Diarrhoea, under two years of age 5.
Appendicitis 4. Other digestive diseases l6. Nephritis 4.
Premature birth 1. Congenital malformations, birth injury,
infantile disease 6. Suicide 8. Road traffic accidents 6.
Other violent causes 103. All other causes 38.
INFANT MORTALITY
There were 14 deaths of Infants (4 of which were illegitimate
under one year of age. The causes of deaths were as follows:Bronchitls
1. Pneumonia 4. Diarrhoea 4. Premature birth 1.
Congenital malformation, birth injury, infantile disease 4.
PROVISION OF HEALTH- SERVICES IN BOROUGH
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The total number of Bacteriological and other examinations
carried out was 81. Included in this number were 63 for the
Diphtheria Bacillus, 17 for the tubercle baccilue and 1 in a
case of Enteric Fever.
NURSING IN THE HOME
The arrangement with the Metropolitan District Nursing
Association to undertake the nursing of necessitous cases of
Measles, Whooping Cough, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Epidemic
Diarrhoea, Pnuemonla, Encephalitis Lethargica, Tuberculosis,
Maternity (including complications after confinement) Puerperal
Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia was continued throughout the year.
The total number of visits was 576 (20 cases).
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES
The Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough are
maintained at 10 John Street and Short's Gardens. Four infant
clinics and two ante-natal clinics were held weekly throughout
the year. The total number of attendances at the clinics by
mothers and children war 6775. There were 442 attendances by
mothers at the ante-natal and post-natal clinics.
BATHS.
The baths provided free of charge at the John Street Centre
for expectant and nursing mothers were used 719 times during
the year.
PHYSICAL CULTURE CLASSES FOR MOTHERS
These classes which are held every Thursday at John Street
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