[Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Year Notified Cases. Treated. Vision Unim- paired Vision Im- paired Total Blind- ness Re- moved from dis- trict Dths. Total At Home In Hospital 1924 15 2 13 13 1 1 15 1925 17 • • « 17 17 • * • . • « 17 1926 12 ... 12 12 • • • 12 1927 6 2 4 6 • • • 6 1928 13 5 8 13 4 • • 13 1929 8 4 4 7 1 8 1930 4 1 3 4 * • 4 4 1931 6 2 4 6 » • 4 6 1932 11 8 3 11 11 1933 7 5 2 7 ■ 7 Under the Midwives’ Rules a Midwife has to notify any discharge from the eye however slight. 14 notifications of discharge from the eye were received^, 7 of which were subsequently notified by Medical Practitioners as cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum. In the course of time the atten- tion now being directed to this disease and its treatment should lead to a considerable reduction in the number of blind persons in the future. Orthopaedic Treatment. During the year 29 children from the Infant Welfare Centres received treatment for the following conditions: — Congenital deformities B Injuries at birth 3 Rickets and sequelae 15 Poliomyelitis 1 Miscellaneous 2 and dealt with as follows: — 11 recommended for in-patient treatment (9 have been admitted and 2 are waiting admission) and 18 received out-patient treatment at the Clinic.