View report page

174 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
34 of the cases were visited, in two cases, that of twins in
Wandsworth no enquiries were made, 13 were attended at birth by
midwives, 16 were treated at hospital as out-patients, one as an
in-patient, and three were removed to the Union Infirmary, the
14 remaining being treated at home.
Two of the cases are still under treatment. Four cases removed
and could not be traced, and one died of Bronchitis.
The 27 remaining cases have recovered, one having lost the
sight of one eye.
Of the two cases under treatment at the end of 1912, one infant
has lost the sight of one eye, but the other eye is clear and the
other child is still under treatment, having lost the sight of the left
eye and partly that of the right.
Two cases were notified by the Lady Medical Officers of the
London County Council. A midwife was in attendance in each
case and both have recovered.
Glanders and Anthrax Orders.
Under the above Orders only one case of Glanders was notified
by the Veterinary Inspector of the London County Council. The
necessary steps in connection with the disinfection and cleansing
of the premises were taken by the officials of the London County
Council, but the officers of the Borough Council visited the premises
and obtained the names of any men who had been in contact with
the diseased animal and notified them that if any symptoms of
illness appeared the fact should be at once reported.
NON-INFECTIVE DISEASES.
The next Table shows the number of deaths from these for
the year, as well as for the previous decennium for the whole
Borough, corrected for External and Internal Institutions,