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Miss Fitz Gerald's duties comprise advising' mothers as to
the care of infants, and the prevention of infant mortality,
visiting houses where phthisis exists, and notified cases of
certain infectious diseases, as enteritis and ophthalmia neonatorum.
Miss FitzGerald has never been able to do as
much of this work as was desirable, and has been obliged
especially to neglect the visiting of cases of infectious disease.
The visiting of such cases necessarily nursed at home, as
phthisis, measles, enteritis, etc., is work which cannot be
properly performed by male inspectors. During the year the
Committee sanctioned the employment of an unpaid Health
Visitor, who, while gaining experience to fit her for a paid
post, gives useful assistance in health visiting and the,
infants' consultation. There is still, however, great and
increasing need of an additional woman inspector.
The following is a summary of Miss Middlebrooke's work
for the twelve months:—
Women's Lavatories at Railway Stations, etc.
Number of Inspections 91
„ Found dirty and defective 5
Restaurants and Eating-Rouses.
Number of Inspections 120
„ Defects and dirty conditions found and
remedied 31
Factories and Workshops.
Number of Inspections of Factories and Workshops 253
„ Notices served 15
,, New workrooms measured 25