[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council.

  • Denbighshire (Wales). County Council. no2004062613.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Denbighshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    On 1st December, 1951, Miss Capper commenced duties as Tuberculosis Health Visitor. Previously, this work had been done by Plealth Visitors and members of the staff of Ihc Chest Clinic. She .is responsible for the visiting of tuber- culous patients in the eastern half of Denbighshire. It is hoped to appoint another Tuberculosis Health V^isitor for the western half of the County in the near future. The Central Register of all tubercu'ous persons within the County is now being revised. Together with the Chest Physician, Medical Officers and Health Visitors, each noti- fied case will be reviewed and the register amended accord- ingly. In recent years, more and more cases are diagnosed in the early stages, when treatment can be most speedy and effective,_ and the Mass Radiography Unit has con- tributed to this improvement. Cases on Tuberculosis Register on 31st Deceanber, 1951. Respiratory. Non-respiratory. M. F. Total M. F. Total 750 643 1393 239 196 435 Mass Radiography Unit. The Unit is provided by the Welsh Regional Hospital Board and visited five different areas in the County during the year. Each successive year the response improves as the value of this e xamination is becoming more generally appreciated. While the primary emphasis is the diagnosis of symptomless pulmonary tuberculosis, other unsuspected chest conditions are detected. If a lesion or abnormality is dis- covered the person is recalled and an appointment is made for a large X-Ray film to be taken. The p’edge of secrecy is faithfully observed by the staff of the Unit, and no in- formation is flivulged without the consent of the ])atient. If further medical care or treatment is needed, the patient is referred to the appropriate doctor. During 1951, only school children were examined, as the general population had been surveyed in 1950. The following Table summarises the work of the Unit in Denbighshire during 1951: