[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bromyard R.D.C.

  • Bromyard (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Bromyard R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NUTRITION. Teaching by talks in the Infant Welfare Centres (in addition to individual advice) has been carried out. At school medical inspec- tions the teachers are requested to give their views on the feeding of the children and general questions, such as the need for iodised salt in the prevention of goitre, are discussed. HEALTH EDUCATION. Talks are given by the Medical Officer of Health at clubs, Woments Institutes, etc., on request. PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS. The County Council carry out all tlie work under this heading. Your Medical Officer of Health as Assistant County Medical Officer arranges for the treatment of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum. In the Annual Report for 1936 it was advised that hospital accommodation for cases of infectious disease other than Diphtheria or Scarlet Fever was required and this would apply to cases where complications involving the eyes arose. The cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum dealt with are summarised below. CASES. Total Notified. Treated. Vision V'ision Blind- At home. In hospital. unimpaired. impaired. ness. Deaths. 1 I _ 1 _ _ _ CAUSES OF DEATH, 1937 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Measles (2) Influenza (6) Tuberculosis of respiratory system (9) Other Tuberculous diseases (10 iCancer, malignant disease (13) Diabetes (14) Heart Disease (16) Other circulatory diseases (18) Bronchitis (19) Pneumonia (all forms) (20) ... Peptic ulcer (22) Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) (23) Other digestive diseases (27) Acute and chronic nephritis (28) Other puerperal causes (30) Congenital debility, premature birth, etc. (31) Suicide (33) Other violence (34) Other defined causes (35) m alformation M. 0 1 5 0 10 1 18 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 F. 1 3 1 1 9 1 13 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 Total 104 50 54 (The figures in brackets refer to the Registrar-GeneraTs Short List).