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2. Infectious Diseases.—The staff of the two Nursing Associations
give nursing assistance when required to children under
five years of age who are suffering from measles, whooping cough,
poliomyelitis, otorrhoea or ophthalmia neonatorum. They also
attend cases of puerperal fever or puerperal pyrexia, which are
being nursed at home, when the doctor in attendance requires
their services.

Special Clinic.—Early in the year the Council decided to
provide a Special Clinic at which advice on birth control could be
given to mothers who are married women and who have been
regularly attending one of the Health Centres. Cases are only
referred to this Clinic by the Council's Medical Officers and no
case is referred unless the Medical Officer is of opinion that further
pregnancy would be detrimental to the woman's health.
Arrangements have been made for a medical woman experienced
in this work to attend at one of the Health Centres on one afternoon
in each month and for a Health Visitor, who has been specially
instructed in the work, to be in attendance on one afternoon in
each week. The first session was held on the 21st April and by