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18
Number of children receiving prophylactic
injections 41
Number developing measles 28
Classification of results.
Moderately severe 2
Mild or very mild 26
Number not developing measles 13
The general impression gained was that the epidemic
was of average or even more than average severity. There
were no fatal cases.
Domiciliary Nursing.
The services of a trained nurse were obtained for
home visiting during the main period of the epidemic.
She began duty on the 13th March and finished on the
23rd April. The total number of cases dealt with was 208
and the number of visits paid was 645. I am much impressed
with the value of such work during a measles
epidemic, although in a few instances there was a tendency
to make use of the nurse's services for cases which
could have been more efficiently treated in hospital.
Hospital Accommodation.
Accommodation which was amply sufficient for the
needs of the district was available at Tolworth Hospital.
Seventeen cases were admitted from this area.
ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS.
One case of acute poliomyelitis was notified during
the year. This occurred in September at a time when this
infection was causing concern in several parts of the
country. The patient was an infant of one year who was
removed to Tolworth Hospital and made a good recovery.
The family in which the case occurred was a large one,
but routine precautions were instituted and no further
ease arose.
Information was also received about the same time
of a mild case in a young adult, who was diagnosed and
notified at a late stage of the disease in another district
although the onset apparently took place in this district.