[Report 1932] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number Discharged.—Fit for light work, 19; Left before completion of treatment, i.e., at own request with permission, left against advice or discharged for disciplinary reasons, 62; Number transferred to.other institutions, 50. Artificial Pneumothorax.—Inductions, 12; Refills, 185. X-RAY Department.—In-patients: Screenings, 501; Radiographs taken, 317. Dental Treatment.—Extractions, 225; Fillings, 27; Scalings, 4. Special Examinations.—Wassermann tests, 5. General Observations.—As will be seen from the above tables, the total number of patients dealt with during the year 1932 was 378, of whom 268 were discharged, leaving 110 under treatment on December 31st, 1932. The number of cases for observation dealt with was 13, of whom 7 were found to be tuber- culous, and have been included twice in the total number of admissions; 2 were discharged as doubtful cases, and 3 were found to have no evidence of active tuberculosis. The daily average of the number of cases confined to bed was 69'16 per cent, and 70 5 per cent, of the patients had tubercle bacilli in the sputum. Classification of Admissions.— No. admitted Early. Intermediate Advanced Men 149 8.1% 41.6% 50,3% Women ... no 7.3% 30.0% 62.7% Children 13 61.5% 23.1% 15.4% The total number of patients dealt with is less than that of previous years. although the dally average of the number of beds occupied throughout the year was 1 10 46. This is partly due to a smaller number of patients voluntarily terminating their treatment, and partly to a greater willingness of the patients to prolong their stay in hospital. The average length of hospital treatment given to the men was 21 weeks, to the women 18 weeks, and to the children 13 weeks. It is felt, however, that a longer time spent under treatment would be of benefit to the patients, but as soon as they begin to feel better they become restless and express the wish to go home. There are far too many patients, especially among the women, who, having Improved in hospital, refuse to undergo further treatment in a sanatorium. Many of these have a reasonable chance of completely arresting the disease, but in spite of the advice given to them, they persist in going home, where they inevitably break down, and later have to be re-admitted to hospital with disease so far advanced that the out- look is practically hopeless. Although the number of deaths in hospital was smaller than that in previ- ous years, this cannot be taken as an indication that the patients dealt with
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