[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER-CARE Health Education Each month 1,150 copies of the journal “ Better Health ” are distributed in the district. Classes for mothers are held each week at the Central Maternity and Child Welfare Centre. Propaganda regarding Diphtheria immunisation has been carried out in conjunction with the National Campaign. Efforts are being maintained to bring to the notice of the public, and especially to food handlers, the need for cleanliness and care in the preparation of food. Measures for the dissemination of information to the public are being developed. They include publication of literature, display of posters, etc., and opportunities are taken to give lectures on various health subjects from time to time. Lack of suitably qualified personnel is the limiting factor at the present time. A subscription is paid each year by the Borough Council to the Central Council for Health Education. This enables us to receive from the Centra] Council much valuable help and information as to the best methods of approaching the public. Convalescence During the year 1956, no case requiring convalescence was dealt with under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946. Venereal Disease The treatment of Venereal Diseases is the responsibility of the Hospital service, and in Wigan the clinic is under the direction of Dr. Philip S.. Silver, M.B.C.S., L.R.C.P. No. of Wigan Cases Dealt With for the First Time at the V.D. T reatment Centres 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 Syphilis .... 27 29 37 21 23 11 4 11 12 7 Gonorrhoea Other 49 29 33 22 9 9 13 10 13 10 Conditions 108 91 86 69 62 41 59 36 39 37 Total . 184 149 156 112 94 61 76 57 64 54 The Health Committee have continued their arrangements whereby the V.D. Orderly of the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary undertakes the duties of Almoner. Efforts are made to persuade persons who are a source of infection to attend for treatment at the Centre. Contact is made with patients who fail to attend for treatment with a view to stressing the importance of continued attendance at the clinic. The work done by the Almoner has been found to produce satisfactory results.
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