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Deaths. There was only one death from Measles during
the year.
Home Nursing. Nursing assistance was provided for
two children. The number of visits paid was 21 and the
cost to the Council was £1 1s. 0d.
Hospital Treatment. Children suffering from Measles
are now admitted, except where there is pressure on accommodation,
under the same conditions as the ordinary infectious
diseases. Two cases were admitted during the year, compared
with 56 in 1928.
Measles Epidemics. In December, the Council resolved
to make special arrangements for measles epidemics, which
occur once in every two years. It had previously been the
practice for the health visitors to visit every case coming to
the knowledge of the department with a view to securing
that the necessary treatment was provided and limiting the
crop of complications, a practice which obviously interfered
with their ordinary routine work for the period of the epidemic.
In addition, the information which was received from the
school medical service was always somewhat late. The
Council accordingly resolved to appoint temporary health
visitors whose duties would be to meet the school nurse at
the school, obtain from her direct the names and addresses
of all children suffering or suspected to be suffering from
measles, and also those who were absent for unknown causes,
and thereafter to visit the homes as soon as possible. The
scheme thus provides that there should be no delay in visiting
measles cases, a very important factor in the control of the
disease.