[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough.

  • Hastings (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    For purposes of comparison, the following table shows the Deaths and death rate per 1,000 population for the past 43 years :— Year No of deaths Pulmonary tuberculosis No. of deaths Non- pulmonary Tuberculosis Total Death rate from Tuberculosis per 1,000 1910-1914] 62 23 85 1'4 1915-1919 73 18 91 17 1920-1924 60 15 75 1-25 1925-1929 57 10 67 11 1930-1934 Average 43 6 49 •79 1935-1939 48 4 52 ■81 1940-1944 38 4 42 104 1945-1949. 29 2 31 •51 1950 20 1 21 •31 1951 17 17 ■26 1952 10 1 11 T7 1953 12 5 15 •23 (c) Treatment of Tuberculosis: The Regional Hospital Board are responsible for treatment of the disease. The Chest Clinic held at the Royal East Sussex Hospital, three sessions per week, continues to be the focal point for investigation and treatment and for the surveillance of contacts. Sanatorium cases go in the main to Darvell Hall Sanatorium, Robertsbridge, and terminal cases to various hospitals including the tuberculosis blocks of the Hastings Isolation Hospital. Close liaison exists between the Health Department and the Chest Clinic : the department provides a health visitor to act as nurse at the clinic sessions and to carry out all the tuberculosis home visiting and ascertainment and follow-up of contacts. I am indebted to the Chest Physician for the following figures :— No. of new cases seen for investigation (Males 70 : Females 131 : Children 125) .. 326 No. of contacts examined (Males 24 : Females 35 : Children 95) .. 154 Total attendances .. .. .. .. 3,300 (d) Prevention of Tuberculosis: (i) B.C.G. Vaccination. B.C.G. protective vaccination against tuberculosis of Mantoux negative contacts of known cases and members of nursing staffs was continued. Contacts 0—5 years (Males 10 : Females 12) .. 22 5—15 ,, (Males 21 : Females 13) .. 34 Adult nurses .. .. .. .. 12 Other adults .. .. .. ,. 8 Total : 76 (ii) Mass X-ray. The East Sussex Mass X-ray Unit visited Hastings in May and June, 1953- Dr. A. Rigden, the Unit Director, reports as follows Male Female Total 1. Total X-rayed during survey 3,224 3,78o 7,004 2.' Total Hastings residents included in (1) 3.005 3,765 6,770 3- Total recalled for large film X-ray 181 233 414 4- Total Hastings residents included in (3) 171 232 403