[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Thus only 62.5% of these cases were notified to this department three months or more before death. Although this is a slight improve- ment on the three preceding years, which showed percentages of 58.7, 48.2, and 48.1 respectively, the general position with regard to notification must be looked upon as very unsatisfactory. Of the 51 patients who died from non-pulmonary tuberculosis during 1924 those who had been notified Over three years numbered... Under three years ,, ,, two years ,, ,, one year ,, ,, three months ,, ,, one month ,, ,, one week ,, and those who had not been notified numbered 2 ( 3.9% of total) - (- .. ) - (- ) 1 ( 2.0 ) 4 ( 7.8 „ ) 2 ( 4.0 ) 16 (31.3 „ ) 26 (51.0 „ ) CASES DEALT WITH THROUGH THE TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC. Attendances of patients at the clinic. r {a) During the year 1,145 patients made 1,529 attendances at thej clinic for the purposes of medical examination. Of these, 473 had noti been examined before at the clinic. 672 patients (who made 1,019 attendances) were cases who had^ previously been examined and were re-examined one or more times during the year for observation, treatment, or after-care purposes. (h) In addition to attendances made for the purpose of medical examination, 739 other attendances were made by patients for weighing, interview, advice, or certification, and by patients’ relations in connection with questions arising as to treatment, removal, home conditions, &c. Examination of patients who were notified for the first time during i 1925.—Of the 294 new patients notified in 1924, 105 were examined at 1 the clinic during the year. Of these 94 had been sent down to the clinic by their own doctor for ] examination; i 2 were ex-service men referred to the clinic as tuberculous i cases by the Ministry of Pensions; 9 were sent for as contacts; f 189 were not referred to, did not attend at, or were previously ) examined at, the clinic. ] 294 Classification of new cases.—The 473 new patients who attended ' during the year were classified as follows:—•