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year, 10 in the third and 4 in the fourth. Of these, 65 per
cent. occurred in the two months February and March.
Whooping Cough prevailed in the district in the first
three months of the year, 70 per cent, of the deaths occurring
in the four months February to May.
Measles accounted for 8 deaths in the year, 5 of children
of one year and 3 of two: All the deaths occurred in the
two months November and December. The disease was first
markedly apparent in the first week in November in the
southern part of the district. It then spread northwards,
reaching the northern part of ;the Estate in the second week in
December. After this, its course apparently was retraced
so that in the middle of January of this year it had returned to
the central portion of the Estate.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis accounted for two deaths
under one year of age, and another four under four years. Four
cases were of meningitis, one of miliary tuberculosis, and one
death followed operative removal of cervical glands.

Twenty-six cases of Ophthalmia were notified in the course
of the year. In addition, in another 97 cases, a copy of the
medical aid notice sent by a midwife on account of abnormalities
of the eyes of an infant was received from the
County Medical Officer of Health. These cases are all visited
by the Health Visitors and a copy of the report sent to the
County Medical Officer of Health.
For home treatment of these eye cases, the Council has
an arrangement with the local District Nursing Association
for a nurse to attend, the Council paying the fees where the
income is below scale. Severe cases are admitted to St. Margaret's
Hospital . Hampstead, at a cost of 10/- per head per
day. An endeavour is always made to induce the mother
to enter the hospital with the infant. The cost of this inpatient
treatment and the ambulance charges arc borne by
the Local Authority.