Annual report of the Department of Public Health, Province of Alberta.

  • Alberta. Department of Public Health
Date:
[1949]
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Credit: Annual report of the Department of Public Health, Province of Alberta. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CLASSIFICATION OF 779 NEW CASES OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (Indians not included) % Minimal ... Moderately advanced . Far advanced .-. Primary . Tuberculosis pleurisy with effusion 415 53.4 192 24.5 58 7.6 70 8.8 44 5.6 Number of non-residents diagnosed as haying tuberculosis . Examination of known contacts of newly discovered cases of tuberculosis Number of known contacts examined 779 10 1752 1251 71.4 TUBERCULIN MAILING LIST, 1949 Clinics and Health Units . Hospitals .. Miscellaneous . In addition to the above the following were Dilution No. 4 . Dilution No. 3 . Dilution No. 2 . Dilution No. 1 . . Patches . sent in response to requests: . 12 bottles . 232 bottles . 51 bottles . 2 bottles . 263 12 9 14 INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS S a r*? a? ft Central Alberta Sanatoria Edmonto General Hospital Universil of Alberi Hospital Royal Alexand] Hospital Others Patients under treatment Jan. 1, 1949. 210 122 19 29 2 Patients admitted . 235 289 39 77 10 Patients transferred in . 24 36 21 5 Total treated . 469 447 79 111 12 Discharged and died . 211 275 43 60 8 Patients transferred out . 4 50 8 21 3 Total discharged . 215 325 51 81 11 Patients under treatment Dec. 31, 1949. 254 122 28 30 1 Patient days, 1949 (calendar year) . 87,674 47,369 9,730 11,059 1,960 No. patients under treatment Jan. 1. 1949 .. 380 No. of admissions during 1949 . 650 Total treated 1,030 DIAGNOSIS OF 650 PATIENT ADMISSIONS Non-tuberculous .. For diagnosis .!. Pleural Effusion . Tuberculosis, Inactive . Primary tuberculosis . Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis . Pulmonary tuberculosis active: Minimal . Moderately advanced . Far advanced . Miliary . Silico tuberculosis . N.B.—General Section admissions are in¬ cluded in the above. Number with positive sputum on admission.. Number with negative sputum on admission, positive later . Number persistently negative . Central Alberta Sanatorium Edmonton Sanatoria Total 13 6 19 6 30 36 6 26 32 2 3 5 11 18 29 33 86 119 45 54 99 60 125 185 57 64 121 2 1 , 3 2 2 235 415 650 75 97 172 20 9 29 140 309 449 235 415 650 Of the above 650 admissions, re-admissions were ... 55 77 132 Of the above 650 admissions 19 were both admitted and re-admitted during 1949—i.e., 631 individuals were admitted during 1949. In addition to the above there were 1,293 patient days in other provinces under reciprocal agreement. Number of patients, 7. Total institutional patient days’ including 1,293 paid for in other provinces under reciprocal agreement, 159,085. Number of institutional patient days provided for non-residents under reciprocal agreements, 618. Number of patients, 7.