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Ophthalmia Neonatorium.—6 cases of this disease were
notified during the year; these were mild cases and responded
readily to treatment, with no resulting impairment of vision.

Encephalitis Lethargica.—No notification of this disease was
received during the year.
Poliomyelitis.—One case (a child aged 6 years) was notified.
The diagnosis was not confirmed in hospital and the patient made a
successful recovery. One notification of this disease was received
the previous year.
Erysipelas.—25 cases of this disease were notified during the
year as compared with 28 in 1937.
Meningococcal Meningitis.—Two cases were notified, one a
child of 4½ years, the other a child aged six years, and both made
successful recoveries.
Two notifications of this disease were received the previous year.
Dysentery.—Six notifications of Sonne Dysentery were
received. Two children suffering from this disease were treated in
isolation hospitals. The other cases received private medical
treatment in their homes. The disease was generally of a mild
type and there were no fatalities.
Routine inquiry was made into the history of each case but it
was not possible to single out any specific article of food or drink
as being responsible for the infection.
Measles.—The Health Visitors follow up Measles cases in order
to ascertain if adequate medical and nursing provision is made and
to arrange for nursing assistance or removal to hospital, in accordance
with the scheme providing additional beds for cases of Measles
in isolation hospitals.
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