[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C.

  • Droylsden (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the twenty I’ulmonarv cases, eleven were found t-o liave tubercle bacilli in the sputum, one had negative isputurn, six had no ex])ectoration ; in one case the sjuitum was not examdned, and one case was in Asylum when notified. The twelve non pulmonary cases were classified follows:— Glands 6 Genito-urinary 1 Ribs 2 Abdomen 1 Ankle 1 Synovial membrane 1 Of the notified cases, seven of the pulmonary- cases died during the year. Twenty-six of the thirty-two cases applied for treat- ment. In the remaining six cases no application was made for the following reasons:—Admitted to Union Hospital (U , admitted to Asylum (1), no treatment necessarw (1), diagnosis not confirmed after examination (1), refusals to apply (1), and patient removed from Droylsden immedi- ately after notification (1). Of the patients who applied for treatment, six were sent to Sanatoria, seven to rulmonai*y- Hospitals for advanced cases, three to General Hospital for surgical treatment, etc. and one was admitted to Obseiwation Hospital. The remaining nine cases were under Dispensary Sujiervision only. In addition to the notified cases, a number of patients are sent to the Dispensary by the doctors for examination and diagnosis. During the year, fifty-six new cases were sent for diagnosis by the doctoi-s. School Medicals Officers, etc. The number of re-attendances of old cases at the