[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County.

  • Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS—Gout inued. HI.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE (Continued)— page.. Chickenpox . 209 Erysipelas ...!!!] 109 Puerperal Septicsemia and Puerperal Pyrexia.89, 109 Influenza and Pneumonia . 109 Venereal Diseases . HI Encephalitis Lethargica. 112 Acute Poliomyelitis, Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, etc. 11 a City Hospitals for Infectious Diseases— Accommodation, Admissions, Percentages, and present Death Rates compared with previous years.114-118 Diphtheria . 119 Mixed Infections . 119 Cross Infection. ]20 “ Return ” Cases. 120 Hospital and Home “ Isolation ” compared. 121 Otorrhoea and Rhinorrhoea. 122 Scarlet Fever Antitoxin. 124 Ultra Violet Therapy. 128 Average Stay in Hospital . 129 Staff Sickness. 130 Bacteriological Laboratory, City Hospital . 130 Smallpox and Isolation Hospitals . 130 Disinfection—Disinfectants Distributed, etc. 131 Bacteriological Investigations. 132 IV. —TUBERCULOSIS— Report of Tuberculosis Medical Officer—- Introduction. 139 Notifications. 141 Deaths. I44 Duration of Illness . I47 Occupation of Sufferers . 149 Family History. 149 Housing and Tuberculosis.149, 150, 151 Treatment in Institutions . 149 Ward Distribution . 150-152 Work of Tuberculosis Dispensary .153, 157, 159 Bacteriological Examination of Sputum .151-154 Relations with other Institutions, etc. 157 Institutional Treatment—Barrasford, Stannington, Walker Gate, etc. .... 159-165 Summary of Work Accomplished. 166 Ministry of Health Table No. 1, Memo. 37t . 166a Barrasford Sanatorium—Report of the Medical Superintendent— General . 197 Admissions. 170 Discharges. 170 Status and Occupation. 172 Diagnosis . I74 Treatment—Ultra-Violet Therapy, Sanocrysin, etc. 176 Results . 181 V. —FOOD— Bovine Tuberculosis, and the Inspection of Meat and Provisions and Food and Drugs— Tuberculous Milk . 189' Report of the Veterinary Officer, Inspector of Meat, etc.— Diseases of Animals. 192’ Foot and Mouth Disease . 192 Bovine Tuberculosis. 194 Diseased Cows in Registered Premises . 195, Anthrax . 196 Rabies. 196, Live Stock and Meat Supplies . 196. Cattie Market—Animals Exhibited. 198*