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The Health Visitor has paid some 400 visits to the
homes of infants for the purpose of giving advice and
assistance to the mothers in the care and feeding of their
offsprings. She has also made 200 visits to homes in connection
with notifications received from the Public Elementary
Schools of the district, and there is no doubt
that her work in both instances has been productive of
much benefit.
ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE
Four deaths occurred from Whooping Cough, twofrom
Diptheria, one from Influenza, eight from Zymotic
Diarrhoea, one from Enteritis, and one from Puerperal
Fever, yielding an Infectious Disease death-rate of 1.2
per 1000 of population.
Leaflets of instructions to Mothers in regard to epidemic
diarrhœa amongst children were again distributed
through the district in July, and extra care
taken by the Sanitary Inspector in keeping under observation
premises which were likely to prove particularly
dangerous at this time.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
133 cases of Infectious Disease were notified in the
district as against 109 for 1913.
The total is made up as follows:—
Scarlet Fever 59
Diphtheria 29
Erysipelas 18
Enteric Fever 1
Peurperal Fever 2
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 19
Tuberculosis (other forms) 2
Opthalmia Neonatorum 3
SCARLET FEVER.
Of the 59 cases of Scarlet Fever 42 were treated at
home by the Milne system, and the results of this treatment
were again very satisfactory.