[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TJiere is close c()-oj)eratioii heiween the Scliool Medical Ohicers and the Tuberculosis Officer, and any cases recommended for sauaiorium treaimeutareadmitted as soon as vacancies occur. Uro’ent cases can usually he admitted witiioiit delay. c Co-OI’ERATION WITH Pr \CTIT10NKRS. Ill COUllCCiioU with the arraiiyemeuts set out in ]\Iemo. 280 in ren:ard to the co-ordiiiatiou of the work of Tulx'rculosis Officers and Insurance Practitioners, it is necessary to appreciate the difficulties met with owin«‘ to tlie wide area and tlie scattered poj)ulation of the East Pidin^'. This militates against complete co-ordination hetween the Insni'anc.e IT’actitioner and the Tnhercnlosis Service, hut as far • as possible the recommendations in ^lemo. 28() are carried out. The Tul)erculosis service of the County (a)nnc.il endeavours to provide treatment and attention for all cases of Avhicii information is received (u’ther throngli the usual channels of notification, from infoiination from Medical Practitioners, or in tlie case of children from the reports of the School Medical Officers. Endeavoui* is made to secure an early diagnosis in all cases. The Clinical Tuberculosis Officer is at all times anxious to assist in the diagnosis and to arrange for Ihe treatment of all cases coming to his notice. Effective co-operation between Insurance Prac- titioners and thei Tuberculosis staff is fully maintained in the East Eiding. There is always a definite under- standing as to who is responsible for the treatment of cases. When an insured ])atient is discharged from the Sanatorium a notification is sent to the practitioner on whose panel the patient’s name a])])ears. M hen an uninsured case is discharged the Tuberculosis Office]* comninnicates with the doctor eitliei* by telephone or by letter in all cases in which such action is necessary. It has been found more satisfactory to have a conversation on the telephone with the doctor in Jiiost of the f-ases referred to the Dispensary foi' opinion. In many cases personal letters are sent. This system has worked very satisfactorily. All cases notified are visited by ihe Nurses and the conditions of the honies and the contacts are repoi'tod io the Tuberculosis Officer.