[Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / School Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    After Care. 'riiis is a very ini])orlain branch of tlic work. In HM2, eigin patients received extra nourislimchts. (h'anls were made, com- ])rising a total of 20“) gallons of milk and in certain cases eg-es were granted where supplies allowed. Patients disc'harged from sanatorium are kept in touch by our nurses and the tul)erculosis oliicer Iw visitation at their homes. I he patients also attend the dispensary for regular examinations. Employers were got in touch with regarding finding discharged patients suitable occupation. \arious house owners were approached in order to obtain improved accommodation for persons who had completed their sanatorium treatment. \\e liave to thank the Bury Charity Organisation Society, which has ]ielj)ed tuberculosis patients by grants of food, clothing, etc., during 1042. Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925. No case of Tuberculosis among employers in the' milk trade was notified during the year; no action in this respect, tlierefore, being necessary.