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Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Two cases of puerperal fever were notified. Both were removed
to one of the L.C.C. Hospitals under the arrangement made between
this Council and the London County Council, and in each case
recovery took place. In a third case which occurred in a nursing
home outside the district, death unfortunately resulted.
Three notifications of puerperal pyrexia were received.
Recovery took place in each case.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Two notifications of this disease were received, both from
hospitals outside the district. In each case recovery occurred
without any damage to vision.
Non-Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
The numbers of cases of non-notifiable infectious diseases
reported to me during the year from the elementary schools were
as follows:-
Chickenpox 172
Measles 530
Mumps 15
Whooping Cough 70
Conjunctivitis 58
Skin infections 27
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On receipt of these notifications, visits to the homes are made
by the School Nurses to ensure that proper treatment is being
provided and the necessary precautions taken in each case.