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Three cases were attended by medical men and 9 by midwives.
One midwife had 3 cases at three months' intervals.
Two were attended by midwives from the Essex County Nursing
Association, six months intervening between the two cases.
All the cases were removed to Whipps Cross Hospital.
Disinfection of premises and clothing has been systematically
carried out.
The County is the authority for the administration of the
Midwives Act, and the county medical officer of health has
been promptly notified of all cases coming under his jurisdiction.
MIDWIVES.
There are some 15 midwives residing in the district, including
seven or eight attached to the Essex County Nursing Association
in Beachcroft Road, Leytonstone.
In addition to these midwives from adjoining authorities
practice in the district.
MEASLES.
There were 2 deaths during the year. Death-rate, .02 per
1,000 of the population.
159 cases of Measles were visited by the health visitors.
WHOOPING COUGH.
There were 5 deaths during the year. Death-rate per 1,000
of the population, .04.
1 of these deaths occurred in a child under one year of age,
2 between one and two years, and 2 between two and five years.
The health visitors visited 72 cases.
DIARRHCEA AND ENTERITIS.
Diarrhoea and Enteritis caused 11 deaths, 9 of which were
of infants under one year of age, and 2 between one and two
years.
Of these, 3 died at the following Hospitals:—Queen Mary's
Hospital, Stratford, 2, and 1 at the Infirmary, Gwendolen Road,
Evington, W.
Our death-rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under two years
was 4.73 per 1,000 births.