[Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1917
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Credit: [Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lO ]\'orki)ig CafxK'lly of [>alicnts disihargcd : — Males. Females. Total. Unimpared • • • • 58 44 102 Impaired • • • • 24 18 42 Incapacitated .. 13 6 19 Total .. .. 95 68 163 Increase or decrease of u 'eight whilst in Sanatorium : — Males. Females. Total. Weight Increased .. . • • • 80 57 137 Decreased . • • • . 8 8 16 Not weighed . . 7 3 10 Total .. .. 95 68 163 » Length of stay in Sanatorium :— • Cases in which pennanent recovery may usually be anticipated .. 122.4 Cases in which tertiporary though possible prolonged improvement may be anticipated .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 ,, Cases admitted for educational purposes .. .. .. .. .. 38.1 „ All patients .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124.4 It is gratifiyng to observe that the number of cases in which the disease was arrested and in which tubercle bacilli were absent from the sputum reached 50 per cent, of the total number of patients discharged, and was much larger than in any previous year. This was probably due largely to the admission of cases in an earlier stage. It is alsf) gratifying to know that no patient in whom there is a reasonable prospect of arrest or cure of the disease is discharged owing to lack of accommodation, and that the waiting list is always small, so that piatients are never kept waiting any considerable length of time. The question of more complete and thorough e.xamination of sputum of patients in the Sanatorium is now under consideration. Bascliurch Surgical Home.—^'I'he County Council has now agreed to pay for the surgical treatment of tuberculosis iu the Bascliurch Home with regard to all persons who cannot afford to pay for the treatment themselves. As a result of this and the provision of an after-care scheme, the large majority of cases of tuberculosis of bones and joints in the County are now receiving early and eflicieut treatment. The agreement did not come into force until February, 1918, Sfj that it did not affect the number of cases dealt with in 1917. The number of cases of tuber¬ culosis treated in the home in 1917 belonging to the County of Salop was 12. Shelters. an; at jiresent over 109 shelters in the County. The County Council have provided 94 ; Shrewsbury Borough 4 ; .'\tcham Rural District 2 ; W'hitchurch Urban District Council 2 : Drayton Kur;d and (irbaii District Councils 2 ; Chirbury Rural District Council r ; the laidlow Care C-ommitt(‘e 4 ; in addition, several have been provided by private individuals.