[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The lOllovvlnf? extracts fron the >jinual Reports of the i'iodi cal 3uperintone]Gilts of the hoopitalo are of ^orr ral interest o uai-nolT.! ± G Count:• hoonital, Dev/sbin’y. i X. d ic al oup r:lnt on dcai t: hatron- 01or k Ot ewar d: hv, jj.hn.ycl. hi so l.CooJbur)!. I'lr ,T ,Str„r':. The of to tll'\t the C' unt: t57)6 of *A‘> , oo-oe >adj:iiitt6d during. 1945 closely approxinate;3 fo;;*mcr years; but tbe- riethod of admission of cases from _^ Boraiyli of Dewsbury has beer, olianged acd such patients arc nov7 admi'iitcd lijjon the reoorr.acndation of the Goneral Dractitioners vvithout prior reference to the Relieving Officer. The Hat or nit y Department has been the most active section of the hospital in spite of the fact that the special unit provided 05/- the I.iinistry of l.DcJ.th for evacuee expectant motjicrs has been closed, 0113:0010 si cl' accorimiociation has proved a serious problem and a rc-allocation of beds for this purruosc has been made. Tliere arc now 91 beds available for this typ(3 of rese3:‘VGd for the use of Dev/sbiU'u Corn oration case, 50 of will ha are Consultant 3c r y 1. cc s. The following Visiting Gpecialists arc on the staff of rn hospital, in eluding several new appoj.ntmcnt s made during the ye ii to cope with increased worJ-; ■'•Ggardirig out-uatients ruid in the h o sp i t c 1 go n. <: rr- a 1.1 y ‘ - Dr ]3ur''',e ss hr, R. C, Sii ent on Drca C, Stuart Duc C\ Vining Venereolord- st, Dr.D.Clj.ck Idiysician, DrhhRerloy Ophtbalmolog; mr.D.D.c eaffreson ObstotjX! clan Dr. D /D. y oh.n s on Anae stlietist Dr.bkeivcn Radiologist, Dj’, R. L. 0 sma s 10 .n Tuberculosis Mr, L,N.Py3:ah Su?: ac on. II?:.C. 3,Seed Ot 0-Rhin 0-Da anci n. miae cologist. Officer Dental Surge01 D :>3:]!iatologl 1 a c d i at r 1 c i an .L. u • Re sident Hed 1 cal 31af f During; the yea.?'* the Hedioal Superintendent, Depu;'y hedioal Superintend ent and one Resident 'ledioal Office?: have caiuicd a vc-ry heavy burden, • In orde?: to maintain e.fficicncy consider at j. on has been give?! to an increasG in the medical cstablishacnt ar’d it is ajiticipatv;d that the Central Medical .R.!]: Commlt'beo will rpi)rove the j??:*oposals put forwo.rd. 11 ursine Li'id. Other* Staff C-reat? difficult?/ h'ls en t skilled an Cl studenat nurses m perienced in obtaining both much c3:00it is duo to the Matron —LOU. CUJ.U 0‘-^'h.uvu.' o jiUJ- 00 ih> 1 ui'.t Jiruoii oj-ou-lu j-».> u^to uo u j 10 x.ao.uj.o rid Nurses for the way they have car3:iod out t.hci:c d’^tics with wry depleted staff. The ap]-'-int.'iGnt of V/ard Order lies has to •'ctent roliovcd the preessure or. the professional staff. a sonw In the exa.rinations of tlie G-cneral Nursing Council approx; mately 85R of the candidates vkto successful including the first inale student nurse to take tlie final cxrmiinati on.