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inspected, and by order of the Committee, since the month of
October daily inspections have been made. I can report very
satisfactorily on the cleanliness of the conveniences, and on the
general discharge of their duties by the attendants.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Francis A. Baker,
Inspector.
3, Upper Gloucester Place,
January 1st, 1908.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,
I beg to present a repo.rt of my work from August 6th to
December 31st, 1907.
Registered Births.
The number of visits and revisits made from the Midwives'
Returns by my predecessor, Miss Limont, was 747.
I have visited 594 cases and given advice as to the cleanliness
both of the mother and the baby, urging the necessity of breastfeeding
whenever possible. Generally speaking, the lying-in
room (sometimes the only room in which the family lived) was
tolerably clean but badly ventilated and often untidy, but in most
cases I found both the mother and infant clean. I find that the
majority of the mothers breast-feed, unless circumstances, such
as the father being out of work, necessitate their going out to
work. I have been able to make only 24 revisits, these being
to urgent cases of improper feeding or of illness.
Elementary Schools.
Miss Limont paid 29 visits to these, and I have inspected
all those in the Borough, and have found them in good order and
cleanly kept.
Phthisis.
During the first seven months of the year 237 visits were
made, and, including those attended to by my predecessor ;
disinfection was done in 61 instances. In a few cases disinfection
has been refused, owing to the fact that at present some families
do not realise the necessity for same.
Women's Conveniences.
In accordance with the order of the Committee on October
15th, the conveniences have been visited. On all occasions I
have found the attendants' duties carried out satisfactorily.