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Cough, Zymotic Enteritis, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Tuberculosis,
Anterior Poliomyelitis, Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Pyrexia. For nursing assistance the Borough Council pay, in
necessitous cases, in accordance with the following schedule :—
Disease.
Measles
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Zymotic Enteritis
Whooping Cough
Poliomyelitis
Rate of Payment.
1s. per visit for one case ;
6d. per visit, per case, for
more than one case in the
house at the same time.
Acute Primary Pneumonia
and Influenzal Pneumonia
Puerperal Fever
Puerperal Pyrexia
1s. 3d. per visit.
vii. Midwives.
Through the courtesy of Dr. Menzies, the County Medical
Officer of Health, I have been able to ascertain that 41
midwives gave notice during the year of their intention to
practise as midwives in the Borough.
viil. Maternal Mortality.
At the end of the year the Council were considering a
scheme for making special investigations into maternal
deaths.
ix. Chemical Work.
The Public Analyst is Sir W. R. Smith, who carries out
the laboratory work of the Council at the Royal Institute of
Public Health. Detailed results of the analyses will be found
in Tables Nos. 37 and 38 in the Section dealing with the
inspection and supervision of food.