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7 deaths occurred from other maternal accidents and diseases
of pregnancy or parturition, as against 8 in 1924.
3 cases of puerperal fever were admitted to the Borough Hospital
for treatment during the year.
(d) Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
22 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum were notified, as compared
with 21 in 1924. 7 of these occurred in the practice of midwives,
the remainder in that of medical practitioners.
The following table gives details of the condition of the
eyesight of these children at the end of the year : —
Cases Treated. Vision Vision Total
Notified. At Home. In Hospital. Unimpaired. Impaired. Blindness. Deaths.
22 10 12 18 3 —1
(e) Still-births.
102 still-births were notified during the year, or 3.2 per cent. of
the total notifications of births.
4.—THE INFANT AND THE YOUNG CHILD.
(a) Notification of Births.
3,091 notifications of live births were received during the year
out of a total of 3,521 registered, so that 87.8 per cent. of the births
were notified. Nearly 35 per cent. of the notifications were made
by medical practitioners, 56 per cent. by midwives, and 9 per cent.
by relatives, etc. Of the 3,521 children born alive, 1,813 were boys
and 1,708 girls.
(b) Home Visits Under the Notification of Births Act.
The work of the health visitors was considerably hampered
during the year by ill-health, one district health visitor having to
be withdrawn for a number of months to replace the nurse usually
in charge of the clinic, who was absent for prolonged ill-health.
On Miss Chapman's retirement, Mrs. Walker was appointed to
fill the vacancy, and an additional health visitor, Miss Southgate,
took up her duties in September. Miss Stanley took the place of
Miss Massie, on the resignation of the latter.
During the year the health visitors paid 3,521 first visits and
6,276 subsequent visits to children under the age of 12 months;
and 1,199 first visits and 8,872 subsequent visits to children between
the ages of 12 months and 5 years.