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Ealing 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum .—There were nine cases of ophthalmia neonatorum notified during the year. The following Table gives a summary of the cases and the results of treatment:—
| Number of Cases Notified | No. Treated | Vision unimpaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | In Hospital | |||||
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Of the two cases in which vision was impaired one child had
an extensive scar on the left eye and the other child had the left
cornea completely destroyed. The latter case was a child who
came into the district after having been treated in another.
Tuberculosis.—In Table IX are indicated the number of
new cases of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis notified
during the year, together with the numbers of deaths in the various
age-groups. There were 71 deaths from pulmonary and 16 deaths
from non-pulmonary tuberculosis, which give death-rates of 0.68
and 0.15 respectively or a total tuberculosis death-rate of 0.83
per 1,000 of population. There were 15 deaths from pulmonary
tuberculosis in persons who had not been previously notified:
11 were of persons dying outside the district and four were of
persons attended by local doctors. Nine deaths from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis were of persons who were not notified : seven were of
persons dying outside the district and two of persons attended by
local doctors. In each case where a local doctor had failed to
notify a case that had died, a communication was sent drawing
his attention to his duty under the Public Health (Notification of
Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1918.