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In October, 1920, the Council made arrangements with
the local Nursing Associations to provide nursing assistance
in the case of Ophthalmia Neonatorum. During the year
12 cases were nursed at a cost of £11 15s, 235 visits were
made, the average number of visits paid to each case being
20.
Measles, Whooping.cough and Polio.myelitis. These diseases
are dealt with in the Infectious Diseases section of the report
(see pages 62, 63 and 71).
Epidemie Diarrhœa. It has long been known that epidemic
diarrhoea is a disease associated with warm summers, and
1921 proved no exception to this rule. In a report of the
Local Government Board published in 1885, Dr. Ballard
stated that when the underground temperature at a depth
of 4 ft. rises to 56 degrees F., summer diarrhoea begins.
This temperature was reached by July 16th and immediately
thereafter there was a sharp rise in the number of notifications.