[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For some years a routine urine test has been carried out where possible by the home nurses and six cases of previously unrecognised glycosuria were discovered among 1,141 cases tested. These patients were referred to their own doctors for further investigation. The age distribution of all patients treated in 1966 was : 0- 4 years 5-14 years 15-24 years .25-44 years ' -45-64 years 65-74 years 75- years Sources of referral of new cases in 1966 were : General Practitioners .. .. .. .. .. 1,781 Hospitals .. .. 693 Personal application .. .. .. .. .. 142 Voluntary agencies .. .. .. .. .. 10 Health Department and Chest Clinic .. .. 20 2,646 Patients nursed Male Female Total Percentage 13 4 17 0-48 16 4 20 0*57 31 48 79 2-23 50 ni 177 5-00 228 516 744 21-02 357 659 1016 28-71 412 1074 1486 41-99 1107 2432 3539 100-00 During the year, 2,676 cases were removed from the register owing to : Admission to hospital .. .. .. .. .. 577 Died 274 Satisfactory outcome of case .. .. .. .. 1,825 2,676 1 The Nursing of Sick Children Just over one per cent, of patients nursed during 1966 were below the age of 14 years, chiefly for complications of infectious I disease and minor medical and surgical conditions. Home nurses attended child patients on their own districts and no special arrange- : ments were necessary. 5 The Treatment of Visitors Requests for the continuation of special treatments were received