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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Five cases of this disease occurred and two of them died.
One other case was notified, but as it was found, after further
investigation, to be suffering from some other disease, it is
not included in these figures.
Malaria.
Six cases were notified, and one death occurred.
Dysentery.
Four cases of Dysentery were notified and no death
occurred.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
45 cases were notified and the following Table shows the
effect of the disease on the vision, according to whether the
cases were treated at hospital or at home.
TABLE XVII.
Result of Treatment.
Recovered—
Vision
not
affected.
Vision
Impaired.
Total
Blindness.
Died.
Treatment received:—
In Hospital
10
1
-
-
At Hospital, Out-patient
3
1
-
-
At home
29
1
-
-
Total
42
3
-
-