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who would receive neither adequate medical supervision nor nursing
aid in their own homes, and in 1924 the Metropolitan Asylums
Board made provision for the reception and treatment of a limited
number of selected cases. More recently this provision has been
somewhat increased and a few selected sufferers from Marasmus or
Wasting can also be accommodated.
INFLUENZA.
The deaths directly ascribed to this disease numbered 12.
ERYSIPELAS.
The case-rate of this disease in England and Wales was 038.
In Stoke Newington it was 0.36.
MEASLES.
Measles was prevalent during a part of the year, and Nurse
Ager paid a number of visits to infected homes. Nurse Ross also
rendered assistance during a few weeks.
The scheme by which we are informed of children attending
London Elementary Schools who are suffering from Measles is a
useful contribution to our Public Health measures for dealing with
communicable disease. Under the scheme a considerable number,
and generally as many as can be dealt with, of notices of infected
children reach us quite promptly.
The arrangements made in 1919 for providing the services of a
visiting nurse in connection with cases of Measles, Whooping Cough,
Summer Diarrhœa and Ophthalmia, occurring amongst infants
and young children, proved very useful during the year. It is,
however, certain that during a severe epidemic of Measles or
Whooping Cough the arrangement with a nurse who is already
undertaking other nursing duties will not suffice, and on these
occasions, it will be necessary to provide temporarily an additional
nurse.
Measles is a comparatively trivial disease when the sufferers
can be properly provided for. It is a serious disease, more especially
from its complications and after consequences, among the poorer