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[1913
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
(Purulent Diseases of the Eyes of Newly-born Children.)
This disease of the eyes of infants was notified in 38 instances, and in
every case where the circumstances of the parents were such as to indicate
that they could not afford to employ a nurse, an arrangement was made with the
Matron of the North London Nursing Association whereby she very kindly
supplied one, who visited the case once or even twice a day, when necessary,
to bathe the eyes. The cases notified represented an attack rate of 4.54 per
1,000 births.
Tufnell
Upper
Holloway,
Tollington.
Lower
Holloway.
Highbury.
Barnsbury.
Islington,
South-East,
The
Borough.
Cases notified by Doctor 1 .. 4 10 4 15 4 38
” ” by Midwife .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cases inquired into 1 . 4 10 4 15 4 38
,, treated in Hospital 1 .. 2 9 4 6 1 j 23
„ treated at Home .. .. 2 1 .. 9 3 ! 15
,, attended by Nurse .. .. 2 2 2 6 2 j 14
Tuberculosis.
This disease in its varying forms became compulsorily notifiable on the
first day of February, and since that time 1,504 cases have become known to
the Medical Officer of Health, in addition to which 179 cases of pulmonary
phthisis were notified under Orders made prior to the present Order of the
Local Government Board coming into force.
Altogether 1,683 cases of tuberculosis were notified during the year
which were equal to an attack rate of 5.07 per 1,000 of the population,
compared with 6.56 in London, 3.43 in England (excluding London), and
2.94 in Wales.
The incidence of the combined forms of the disease varied considerably,
ranging from 3.90 per 1,000 of its population in Highbury and 3.99 in Tufnell,
to 6 00 in South East Islington and 6.22 in Barnsbury, while the attack rates
in the other sub-districts were 4.05 in Tollington, 4.92 in Upper Holloway,
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