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The practitioner in charge of the case informed me
that the diagnosis was confirmed by an eminent specialist.
On careful enquiry no source of infection could be
traced.
Particulars of the case were sent to the Ministry of
Health.
Cerebro-spinal Fever and Acute Poliomyelitis.
No cases of these diseases occurred during the year.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Eight cases of acute inflammation of the eyes of newborn
babies were reported, and in each case the services of
the Council's home nurse were given. All ended in complete
recovery. The births were attended as follows:—
By midwife only, 4; doctor and midwife, 2; doctor
and untrained nurse, 2.
Puerperal Fever.
Six cases of puerperal fever were notified, being one
case in every 134 births. Three of the cases were fatal.
The confinements were attended as follows:—
By midwife, 3 ; doctor and midwife, 3.
Anthrax.
Notice having been received from the City of London
that certain shaving brushes had been found infected with
anthrax, and that brushes from the same consignment had
been delivered to two retailers in Twickenham, arrangements
were immediately made to stop the sale of these
brushes, and all were returned to the wholesaler with the
exception of one brush which had been sold and could not
be traced.