[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The majority of the non-pulmonary cases of Tuberculosis are treated in tlie Darlington General Hospital, where there are facilities for X-ray examination, surgical o])erative assistance, and the provision of surgical apparatus. Artificial light treatment is now ])ro\ ided at the (General Hos])ital, thus saving the expense of seiuling patients to Newcastle 11 oval Victoria Infirmarv. ^ • The incidence is given in the following tabic and in tables on ])agcs 68—6(S of this report. NOTIFiCATIOI^S OF TUBERCULOSES (Pulmonary and Non- Pulmonary) and DEATHS. Year Pulmoiiary Non -Pulrnon ary 1920 Notified 151 Deaths 61 Notified ,55 Deaths 22 1921 124 66 82 17 1922 111 71 47 20 1928 185 69 80 15 1924 119 62 65 21 1925 181 58 56 24 1926 111 59 76 16 1927 119 68 5<) 19 1928 108 58 ()1 27 1929 102 68 54 14 VOLUNTARY CARE COIVlIVlITTEE. 'Phe excellent work ol this ('ommittcc has been carried out as in previous years under the Honorary Secretaryshi]) of the Medical Officer of Health, The Annual Hc])ort dealing with its work shews the manilold directions of its aims and aehie\'ements. Through the Care Committee, facilities are granted and arrange- 'nients made for the provision of nourishment, financial assistaiu o, assistance in dental treatment, |)ro\'ision of footgeai’ and clothing, boots and shoes, for domestic use and Sanatorium, provision of beds and bedding, travelling expenses, sul)sidies towards rent, loan ol Invalid C hairs, 1 hroat S|)rays and such things,, assisting and advising patients in obtaining better housing and suitable employment, giving friendly encouragement and advice to patients as to the mode of life, in fact the general su|)ervision of the Avelfare of patients.