[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex (England). County Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bed rest under sanatorium conditions continued for a sufficient length of time No curtailment, therefore, of the length of stay in Sanatorium is possible eve under war-time conditions. Accessory methods of treatment have been use as before, namely, artificial pneumothorax, the endoscopic division of adhee ions within the chest, and phrenic avulsion. During 1942, 209 in-patients wei treated by artificial pneumothorax, 2,754 refills were given, 58 operations fc division of adhesions were carried out and 19 operations for phrenic avulsion During the year facilities for out-patients were maintained. At the clinic for consultation for Pulmonary patients, the number of patients seen was 299 The number of out-patient refills was 1,030. The work of the Maternity Unit continued satisfactorily. Twenty-seve mothers were confined during 1942. At the time of writing this report, inor than 100 confinements have been successfully carried out in tuberculous woma and the wmrk is being reported in the Medical and Nursing Press in the hop that it will be taken up in other parts of the country also. Dr. R. C. Cohen who has been in charge of the treatment of patien suffering from Pulmonary tuberculosis and of the work in the Maternity Uni also carried out the Dispensary work for the Braintree, Witham and Dunmo districts. Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. One hundred and fortv-two beds have been available for the treatment: \ */ women and children suffering from Non-Pulmonary tuberculosis. The servic of Mr. S. L. Higgs, F.R.C.S. have been available as Orthopaedic Consultant, Mr. Reid, F.R.C.S. M.S., for general and genito-urinary surgery, and M Alan Brews, F.R.C.S., for gynecology conditions. The ward in the E.M.1 .. 1 Hospital loaned for the purpose of treating tuberculous cases has been us* for the treatment of children with tuberculous glands, and by this means [' has been possible to increase the turn-over so that the waiting list for childr has been kept reasonably small. The methods of treatment are based as p] «'§, viously, on prolonged sanatorium bed rest with suitable splintage. Surging operations however, have been more frequently employed as accessories ill, treatment and by means of operations on diseased joints, it is hoped it will %■> possible to curtail the length of treatment and to send the patient home wi jL a stronger joint and a less tendency to relapse. A follow up of cases treat at this hospital with particulars of treatment, was published in book form dm ing 1942 under the title of “ Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis,” and these resu have been generally acknowledged to be very satisfactory. A total of 3 operations have been performed during the year. At the out-patient clinics for consultation for non-pulmonary cases, t number of patients seen was 126. The Splint Department has been working well and is now capable turning out any kind of surgical appliance.