[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1944
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![staffed, and it is a regrettable fact that the same amount of nursing attention cannot be given to ]>atients until a very considerable increase in available nurses takes place. Domestic and manual staff have also provided many problems The standard of cleanliness maintedned in the wards and corridors in peace time has had to be lowered owing to the difficulty in obtaining suitable staff from the Ministry of Labour. During the year 1944, a new Diabetic Clinic has been instituted at the Municipal Hospital. The Clinic has received the approval of the Diabetic Association, and is held every Tuesday morning under the su])ervision of Dr. Grunberg, the Senior Eesident i\Iedical Officer and Dr. Eitchie, the Borough Pathologist. Cases sent up by General Practitioners are seen as well as Continiaation cases who have been in- patients at the Hospital. Advice on the Dietetic side is given by the Dietitian, and the help of the Laboratory i]i maintaining Diabetics on a healthy footing is greatly appreciated. It is hoped that this Clinic will increase in numbers as it becomes better known in tlie Town; there is no do\dE it is the best means of Diabetics maintaining the highest ])ossible standard of health during life. A printed brochure concerning the necessary diets is given to all patients at a cost of 1 and where necessary Insulin lias been given free of charge to those patients who are otherwise unable to obtain this drug. ,1' 'i](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927382_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
