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Infectious Diseases Clinic.—As in previous years, all children
discharged from the Isolation Hospital or after home isolation for
infectious diseases were seen, and particular care was taken to refer
all cases with any suspicion of rheumatism or of cardiac defect to
the next rheumatism clinic.
Eighteen children were referred, 13 following diphtheria, 3
following scarlet fever, 1 in connection with the scheme detailed
below, one from Immunisation Clinic.
Sore Throat Follow-up Scheme.—All children reported to have
had a sore throat are invited in writing to attend the infectious
disease clinic approximately four weeks after the onset of sore throat.
The primary purpose is to make sure that no cardiac complications
have followed the sore throat. 146 cases were seen in
1939, and one case was referred to Dr. Sheldon.
The following table shows the work done at the infectious
disease clinic, the large majority of patients being of school age:—

Diphtheria Immunisation.—Immunisation was carried out
at the weekly clinic on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. and at Infants' Departments,
along the lines detailed in the previous reports. The
following summarises the work done during 1939:—