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HOME NURSING SERVICE.
The Home Nurse employed by the Council nursed 395 cases during the year, and in connection
with such cases paid 2,958 visits.
Of the 395 cases nursed during the year, 382 were new cases. 354 of these 382 new cases were
referred by the Health Department for nursing, 11 by private doctors and 17 by Hospitals,
Associations and private persons.
Ophthalmia neonatorum received 74 visits and other ophthalmia cases 604 visits.
SANITARY STAFF.
During 1940 five members of the staff were engaged on billeting and rehousing homeless persons,
three continued to man the Control Room, one lecturing on anti-gas measures and decontamination
of foodstuffs. The remaining staff of four dealt with all complaints, food inspection at factories and
other premises and the twice daily examination of all meat received at the Distributing Meat Depot
No. 14.
A considerable quantity of foodstuff was contaminated with broken glass as the result of enemy
action, some of which it was possible to salvage after close inspection.
Systematic spraying with disinfectant was carried out at all public shelters.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
148 bodies were deposited at the Mortuary during the year ending 31st December, 1940, as
follows:—11 Accommodations, 92 Post-Mortems, 13 Post-Mortems and Inquests, and 32 Inquests only.
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
The 49th Annual Report on the Municipal Hospital, written by Dr. Troup, appears later in
this Report.
Your obedient Servant,
GEORGE F. BUCHAN,
Medical Officer of Health.