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47.
Number of cases notified as puerperal
sepsis —
Number of cases notified as puerperal
pyrexia 1
Number of cases in which the temperature
was above 100.4 for 24 hours —
Number of cases notified as ophthalmia
neonatorum —
Number of cases of inflammation of eyes,
however slight 5
Number of other Infectious Diseases (2
Scarlet Fever, 1 Erysipelas) 3
Number of infants not entirely breast-fed
while in the institution —
Number of maternal deaths —
Number of foetal deaths (stillborn or
within ten days of birth) 4
The Day Nursery.
The Fulham Day Nursery is situated at Eridge
House, Fulham Park Road, S.W.6. It is under the
control of a Voluntary Committee; and I, as Medical
Officer in charge, have the children under systematic
observation as to their health and progress.
Many women are under the necessity of undertaking
work that involves absence from their homes for whole
days, and the result is that many young children have
to be left without suitable care and feeding. It was to
meet some part of this need that the Nursery came into
existence in 1906. It was first established at 56,
Harwood Road, and was moved to its present location
in 1916. Such mothers may bring their children, at
any age from six weeks to five years, and leave them for
the day, or half-day, as may be arranged. A small daily
payment is required from the parents. In the case of
very young infants the mother is encouraged to come
to the Nursery at midday toibreast-feed her child, and
a proportion of the mothers are able to do this.
Eridge House stands in a large garden, and an
open-air regime is the rule at the Nursery. To make
this more possible in all weather conditions there is a