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Influenza.—Very few eases of influenza occurred in 1938.
Nine deaths (five males and four females) were due to this
disease. Only two cases of influenzal pneumonia were notified
during the year.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Eight cases of ophthalmia
neonatorum were notified. Six of these were treated at home,
nursing being provided by the staff of the District Nursing
Association in five instances.
Malaria, Dysentery, etc. No notification of malaria was
received. One patient was notified as suffering from dysentery.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.—In accordance
with the Public Health (Notification of Puerperal Fever and
Puerperal Pyrexia) Regulations, 1926 and 1928, the Council
have an arrangement with an obstetric physician who acts as
consultant in this area. Facilities arc also available for
bacteriological diagnosis.
Hospital treatment is provided at the following
institutions:—
(i) Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital Isolation
Block, Hammersmith;
(ii) Borough of Wimbledon Infectious Diseases
Hospital.
Eleven cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified. Six of
these patients were removed to the Queen Charlotte's Maternity
Hospital Isolation Block, Hammersmith. In addition, two were
treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Gap Road, and
three were treated at home.
In 1937 there were two cases of puerperal fever and five
cases of puerperal pyrexia notified to the Department.
There was no death from puerperal sepsis amongst the
eleven patients notified under the Regulations.
The cost to the Council in respect of the patients treated
in the Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital Isolation Block was
£50 18s. 6d., of which amount £36 19s. 3d. was recovered from
the patients or their relatives.
Under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936, cases
of puerperal fever are now notifiable as puerneral nvrexia.
Non-notifiable Diseases.—The deaths from the non-notifiable
infectious diseases during the past nine years have been
as follows:—
73