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DIARRHŒA AND EPIDEMIC ENTERITIS.
Deaths classified in the tables supplied by the RegistrarGeneral
as diarrhœa, epidemic enteritis, enteritis and gastro-enteritis,
have been included as "diarrhœal" deaths: as this classification
corresponds with that adopted in former years, comparisons made on
the resultant figures are valid.
During 1915 diarrhœa and epidemic enteritis accounted for 20
deaths of infants under one year of age, 14 others being due to enteritis
or gastro-enteritis, making a total of 34 deaths from "diarrhœal"
diseases A further 21 deaths at ages from one year or upwards were
due to these diseases.
INFANT CENTRE.
This is held in the same place—228, London Road—as the
School Treatment Centre and the Spinal Remedial Class. The Infant
work consists of two medical consultations weekly on Tuesday and
Friday afternoons. At the medical consultations there have been
during the year 1915 approximately forty children attending each
afternoon The progress made by the children is extremely gratifying
in practically all instances. Acute illnesses are not, of course, dealt
with, being referred to hospital or private medical man.
Infant foods and, to a small extent, special foods for mothers are
obtainable at the Centre. These are supplied free of cost only to the
very poorest people. A charge is made to others, not exceeding the
cost price of the article.
Simple medicines are also prescribed and dispensed.
The total number of infants seen at this Centre in the year 1915
has been:—
New Cases 473
Total Attendances 2,838
The Centre was opened in the latter part of 1914. One of the:
Lady Health Visitors acts as the Nurse to the Centre.