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authority—the London County Council as far as the Admisistrative
County of London is concerned. The new 1926 Regulations amend
the 1914 Regulations.
An obligation is laid upon the medical officers of health of local
authorities to forward copies of all notifications received under the
Regulations to the County Medical Officers of Health of the districts
or areas concerned (within 24 hours of the receipt of such notifications),
and in the case of Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health to the
Metropolitan Asylums Board also (within 12 hours of the receipt of
such notifications.)
Lambeth Nursing (Infectious Diseases) Scheme.
Nursing in connection with Measles, German Measles, Whooping Cough,.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum (and other forms), Epidemic Diarrhoea, Influenza,
acute Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia, and certain other infectious
diseases (epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis, acute Polio.Myelitis,
and Polio.Encephalitis and acute Encephalitis lethargica, etc).*
The arrangements, which were made by the Council with well.
known Nursing Associations for the nursing, free of cost, of patients
notified or otherwise reported to be suffering from Measles and German
Measles, Whooping Cough, Ophthalmia Neonatorum (and other forms),
Influenza, acute Pneumonia (primary and influenzal), Epidemic Diarr.
hcea, etc., if (and as) required by the Medical Officer of Health, and
which came into force 011 June 1st, 1918, in connection with the old
Inner Wards of the Borough, and on June 1st, 1919, in connection with
the old Outer Wards of the Borough, have again proved a success
during 1926. The following statistics for the 7 years 1920-1926,
setting out the total numbers of visits paid by nurses, speak for themselves
:—measles and German measles, 728, 206, 722, 297, 518, 63 and
939 ; whooping cough, 255, 273, 488, 400, 327, 264 and 198 ; ophthalmia
neonatorum (and other forms), 2,341, 1,764, 986, 1,093, 1,537
1,379 and 1,352; epidemic diarrhoea, 57, 232, 5, 36, 33, 30 and 55 ;
influenza, 343, 332, 474, 249, 487, 346 and 430 ; acute primary and
influenzal pneumonia, 1,870, 2,643, 3.586, 3.333. 4,164, 4430 and 4,764;
other diseases, 114, 11, 16, 186, 187, 106 and 116, making totals of
5,708, 5,461, 6,277, 5.594, 7,253. 6,618 and 7,854 visits paid
respectively.*
Of the total visits (7,854) paid during 1926, 4,286 were visits
to children under 5 years of age, i.e., 54 56 per cent., dealing with
measles and German measles, 651; whooping cough, 94 ; ophthalmia
neonatorum (and other forms), 1,352 ; epidemic diarrhoea, 55 ; acute
primary and influenzal pneumonia (and other forms), 2,079 ; erysipelas
23 ; and chickenpox, 32.
* N.B—Including 5 cases of notified puerperal pyrexia (compulsorily notifiable
since October 1st 1926).