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Health Department, available at any hour for any medical
practitioner who may require to administer the serum either as
a prophylactic or for treatment.
During the year 42 tubes were issued, 40 of these being
for treatment, and 2 for prophylactic purposes. No charge
is made when the practitioner certifies that the patient is. unable
to afford the cost.
Enteric Fever.—Six cases of Enteric Fever were notified,
one of which proved fatal. Nine cases of Para-typhoid Fever
were also notified.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—Six cases of
Puerperal Fever were notified, five of which were treated in
Hospital. None of the cases proved fatal. The Public Health
(Notification of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations,
1926, came into force on the 1st October. Briefly, they
require that, in addition to Puerperal Fever, a medical practitioner
shall notify cases of Puerperal Pyrexia, the latter disease
being defined as "any febrile condition occurring in a woman
"within 21 days after child-birth or miscarriage in which a
"temperature of 100-4° F. or more has been sustained during
"a period of 24 hours, or has recurred during that period."
The regulations also empower the Local Authority to make
provision for the special treatment of women suffering from
Puerperal Pyrexia, for consultation with an obstetric specialist,
and for skilled nursing.
Your Council accordingly came to an agreement with
the Authorities of the St. John's Hospital, whereby the services
of an obstetrical specialist should be at the disposal of any
medical practitioner who should wish for the same, and for the
collection and examination of pathological specimens if considered
necessary.
In regard to nursing, it has been arranged that the services
of one of the Ranyard Nurses shall be available, if required.