[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Todmorden Borough.

  • Todmorden (England). Borough Council
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Todmorden Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D. HOSPITALS. (i) Infectious Diseases. The Fielden Joint Infectious Diseases Hospital is situated at Leebotton, and has 54 beds for the reception of cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, and Typhoid. On October 1st, the Medical Officer of Health was appointed Medical Superintendent. Particulars of the number of cases from the Borough admitted and discharged wiU be found on Page 33. (ii) The Joint Small-pox Hospital at Sourhall has 32 beds for the isolation and treatment of Small-pox. There were no admissions or discharges during the year. (hi) Tubercueosis. The diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis is under¬ taken by the West Riding County Council. Cases are seen by the Assistant Tuberculosis Officer at the Dispensary, which is held in the Masonic Hall on Friday afternoons. Any necessary disinfection of premises and clothing is carried out by the Sanitary Inspector’s Department of the Local Authority. (iv) Maternity. There are no Maternity Homes and Hospitals within the area and cases needing Hospital treatment have to be removed to Hospitals outside the Borough. The Arrangement with Halifax C.B.C. whereby complicated obstetric cases and cases of puerperal Fever could be admitted to St. Luke’s Hospital was in force during the year but there were no cases sent from the Borough. E. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES. Ante-natal. The Ante-natal Centre was in session alternate Wednes¬ day afternoons during the year under the direction of Dr. M.M. Thierens of Blackburn. The number of women who attended expressed as a percentage of total notified births was 28.6. The corres¬ ponding figure for England in 1933 was 42.2. When one considers the distances which some women have to travel to the centre, the figure is fairly satisfactory, but the premises are not comfortably arranged, and do not afford adequate privacy.
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