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Medical Officer's Report—continued
Housing Statistics for tlie Year 1928 31
Inspection and Supervision of Food 33
Prevalence of, and Control over, Infectious
Diseases 33
Notifiable Diseases and Deaths, 1928, in age-
groups, etc. 35
Death-rate from Zymotic Diseases, for the last ten
years 36
Ward Distribution of Infectious cases notified in
1928 36
Scarlet Fever 37
Diphtheria 37
Tuberculosis 38
Laboratory Work 39
Chemical Work 40
Disinfection 40
Wimbledon Isolation Hospital 41
Scarlet Fever 41
Diphtheria 42
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever 42
Erysipelas 42
Encephalitis Lethargica 42
Maternity and Child Welfare 43
Maternal Mortality 43
Record of Home Visitation worl; and at
Centres 44
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing
Mothers and Infants 45
Dental Surgery 45
South Wimbledon Day Nursery 45
Table I.—Vital Statistics 47
Table II.—Causes of Deaths, etc. 48
School Medical Officer's Report—
Staff 50
Administration 51
New School Clinic and Welfare Centre 52
Medical Inspection 52
Findings of Medical Inspection 52
Minor Ailments 52
Tonsil and Adenoid Cases 52
Tuberculosis Cases 52
Skin Diseases 53
Eye Disease and Vision 53
Ear Disease and Hearing 53
Dental Defects 53
Crippling Defects and Orthopoedics 53
Co-operation with Parents, Teachers and Attendance
Officers 53
Defective Children 53
Physically Defective Children 54
Employment of Children and Young Persons 54
Table I.—Return of Medical Inspections 55
,, II.—Return of Defects 56
,, III.—Return of all Exceptional Children 58
,, IV.—Treatment Table 61
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