[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (a) the number of cases receiving treatment in each quarter. (b) the number of visits paid by practitioners to tlie homes of patients. (c) the number of patients wlio consulted practitioners at their surgeries. (d) and the number of bottles of medicine dispensed. Quarter luided. Xo. of Cases. Home Visits. .1 ttendanccs j tit Surgery, j Medicines Iss lied. 30/6 39 1297 3045 2231 1 4914 30 /9 /39 1222 2618 2215 j 4471 31 /12,39 1323 3100 1638 I 5962 31 /3/40 1444 4321 1372 1 6257 5286 13084 7456 1 21604 Of 852 persons included in the Permanent Medical Relief List, 442 actually received Medical Relief during the financial year ended 31st March, 1940. The free choice system naturall}’ calls for more detailed records than is the case where District Medical Officers continue to function under the old scheme, and the information thus obtained does give the Public Assistance Authority an indication (previously not available) as to the e.xtent of Domi- ciliary Medical Relief in the Count}’. The Open Choice system has continued to work smoothly and satisfactorily to the patients, the practitioners, and the Public Assi.stance Committee. At the end of each financial year the whole of the medical record cards returned b}- the Contracting Medical Practitioners are systematical!}’ examined, points borne in mind being, for example : — (a) Cases where over-visiting might be apparent ; (b) cases where there might appear to be insufficient vi.siting or inadequate treatment ; (c) cases where the County Medical Services might have lieen indicated and emj)lo}’ed, e.g., cancer, crip])ling, prevention of blindness, tuberculosis.