[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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    Technical appointments macle during the year include a Pharmacist and full-time- jladiographcr. The Physiotherapy Department and Lahoratory have continued to v7ork under pressure and although one vacancy in the former department exists, susta.incd efforts to find a suitalile applicant have been unsuccessful. Structural Im-provoments. Alterations. etc. Internal a.nd external painting of the whole of t]ie hospital has been carrl.od out. Adaptations etc., as follows, have been considered and are awaiting execution - (a) Extension of the Pharmacy. (b) Provision of 32 surgeons’ v/ashbasins in the waivls. (c) Provision of wacd refrigerators. (d) Adaptation of former massago department as a Dental Centre. (e) Pc''Oi'’ganisation '.)f office accomiiiodatic”'. (f) P lanning of “ a “: ■ aticrri Padiologi cal Dep artment by Hr. C/.'hTiergan Davie s, ConsultcUit Radiologi cal Engineer. Outbreaks of Infectious Disease. Twe small outbreaks of infectious disease, one of pemphigus and one of diarrhoea have occurred. Both were easily controlled and there wore no deaths. county General liosp ital Ivio d i G al 3 UT) c ri nt on do nt •' Matron^ Clerk Steward: Dr, .1. korman Hi 11. His s■ V J,M.Durigan. Mr,VJ.Padloy Vann. There has been a slight decrease in the number patients admitted during the year, but the typo of case admitted approxima.te more closely to that desired, i.e. acute cases. The number of West Pidihg cases admitted has shown a dccreas this being mainly due to the co’.Ginued use of the emergency hutment for Prisoners of War. The co'-voys of British servico personnol ceased entirely owing to expansion of the Prisoner of 'Yar accoxmmo- dation at the request of the li.nistry of Heakth. Valuable exiperience has, however, been gained from the German patients and staff. In mid-March a ES-beddod ward was ms.de available for male civilians and this has since been put to good use, C on su 11 ant Sc r vi c e s . The following Visiting Speciokists have carried out sessions at the hospital during the year:- _D r, H. ] I; A. A d ms on --r .1 .V^.Bain Dr,G;Black Mr ,.A,Lh Clayc Dr.S.l.Hartfall Dr,l.T.Ingrsm Dr .m. L, Light Mr. A.B .Pain Obstetrician a.rid Gp/naccologist, Oto-Idiino-Laryngologist. OphthaLmologi st. Obstetrician. Physicisun. Dc mat 01 o gi st. Go n eral Surge on. Orthopaedic Surgeon.