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During the year 67 children were admitted. There were five deaths. The
particulars of the condition from which they were suffering are as follows :—
Pneumonia 12 Diarrhoea 2
Diarrhoea and Vomiting 13 Otorrhoea 2
Wasting and wrong feeding 13 Starolitis 1
Vomiting 1 Circumcision 1
Pyrexia 1 Bronchitis 12
Tubercular Meningitis 2 Colitis 1
Scald 1 Hare Lip and Cleft Palate 1
Septic Hand 1 Eczema 2
Abdominal Obstruction 1
At this Institution there are also two midwives who take the cases in the
surrounding district, but this part of the work does not rank for grant, and
accordingly does not come under the supervision of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee.
German Tour—23rd May to 10th June, 1930.
Special leave of absence was granted to two of the Health Visitors to join
this Tour.
They were much interested in all they saw, and returned to their work with new
ideas and fresh enthusiasm from which we have all benefited.
The following report was submitted to the Maternity and Child Welfare
Committee:—
"20th June, 1930.
"Ladies and Gentlemen,
German Tour (23rd May to 10th June), 1930.
"This tour was arranged by the Association of Women Public Health
Officers, with the assistance of the Public Health Training School in Berlin. A
very extensive programme was carried out, and institutions connected with
Public Health were visited in ten towns in Northern Germany.
"Hamburg was our first place of call, and at 9 a.m., 26th May, we were
officially received in the Health Office by Professor Pheiffer and the Medical
Officer of Health. The welcome we received here and also at every point
throughout the tour, was very enthusiastic, and great stress was laid on the fact
that both countries were out to learn as much as possible from each other, in
order that every avenue leading to the health and welfare of the people was fully
explored and used.
"The Bambeck Hospital, situated on the outskirts of Hamburg, was visited,
the normal number of patients is 2,400, and there are departments for every
kind of patient except certified lunatics. In this, and in every hospital we
visited, we found that all patients admitted were isolated in glass cubicles for
periods varying from 3 to 21 days, before being drafted to their respective wards.
The Venereal Disease Block was of great interest, and here there are usually
200 men and 300 women under treatment either indoor or as out-patients.
In Hamburg, venereal disease is notifiable. Medical Practitioners must notify
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