[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex (England). County Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the year, 168 in-patients were treated by artificial pneumothorax, 2,507 fl refills being given. The number of patients treated by the operation oh phrenic avulsion was 19. The number of confinements in the maternity unit increased considerably ; 33 mothers were confined during 1941 as compared with 16 in 1940, 14 in 1939, and 13 in 1938. This work has proceeded with conspicuous success. It has been more difficult to arrange for the care of the babies by relations during the war, and in the majority of cases they have been retained at the hospital until the mothers’ discharge, a proceeding which has proved pleasing to the.j mothers, and without harm to the babies. The out-patient work increased during the war, and special use was made of the hospital car and ambulance in assisting patients to reach the hospital. The number of out-patient consultations for both pulmonary and non-; pulmonary tuberculosis was 356 ; the number of out-patient artificial! pneumothorax refills was 782. The out-patient work has included the running of the Tuberculosis < Dispensary for the Braintree and Witham districts. This work has been carried out by Dr. R. C. Cohen, M.D. Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. During the year, Mr. S. L. Higgs, F.R.C.S. was appointed as Consulting! Surgeon for Surgical Tuberculosis to the Essex County Council. The number of beds occupied by women and children suffering froroi' surgical tuberculosis was 106. In November, 1941, one of the wards in the! E.M.S. part of the hospital was opened, by arrangement with the Ministry oi Health, for the reception of children suffering from tuberculous adenitis,.- the total number of beds for non-pulmonary tuberculosis being thus increased to 126. Treatment of non-pulmonary tuberculous conditions has been conducted on the usual lines. The splint department has been implemented in equipmenl and in staff, so that it has been possible to provide surgical splints, not only fo] the sanatorium, but also for the County Orthopaedic service, and for patientd in the E.M.S. Hospital. Laboratory. A laboratory had been included in the E.M.S. building. It was found; more convenient to combine the work of the Sanatorium and hospital in thkijt laboratory. The staff and equipment have been increased to cater for thil increased number of types of examinations required in the hospital. Thti. work is under the supervision of Dr. F. Camps,,M.D. Dispensary. ♦ A large dispensary with excellent stores was built in the E.M.S. part o the hospital. A central dispensary for Sanatorium and hospital was therefordl established in it. A qualified pharmacist was appointed to be in charge.