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VISITS OF HEALTH VISITOR.
Number of first visits to infants 467
„ „ re-visits to infants 717
Visits to children over one year 553
,, expectant mothers 105
„ re pneumonia 10
„ „ poliomyelitis 2
,, ,, ophthalmia neonatorum 2
14
,, to tuberculosis cases 230
„ „ non-notifiable diseases. 31
Miscellaneous visits 73
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
Scavenging.
The number of loads collected and taken away by rail
was 4900, and the cost £2737.
The cost of collection and disinfection of bins amounted
to £3238.
The house refuse is contained in movable galvanized
iron dustbins with proper covers, and is collected throughout
the District once in every week.
The house refuse is loaded into trucks at Penge Station,
by the dustmen, and removed by rail by a contractor
who disposes of it.
SCHOOLS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 210 notifications have been sent to
the School Medical Officer, the Medical Inspectors and Head
Teachers of the various schools, informing them of cases of
infectious disease that have occurred in the homes of children
attending school, and prohibiting attendance from the infected
houses for certain periods,