[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In short, there is an increase in tuberculosis due to the war, but the apparent increase is in part due to cases being brought to light which formerly would have escaped correct diagnosis. The rate of increase in the numbers now coming forward is indicated in the following table Number of Cases of Tuberculosis on Clinic Register on 31st December. 1937 • • • • • • 904 1938 • . • • • . 1,014 1939 • • • • • • 1,191 1940 • • • . , , 1,212 1941 • • ] ,336 I)r. Whitaker, the Tuberculosis Officer, from whose report these figures are extracted, states that the extra amount of work carried on at the clinic, including X-ray diagnosis and artificial pneumothorax treatment, is so great as to interfere with the educational work of the clinic, and to make it increasingly difficult to follow up “ contacts ” in the way he would like. This, of course, is a matter of great importance, and were it not for the war-time shortage of doctors the need for increasing the medical staff would have to be considered. It is hoped that when all treatment is concentrated in the Newstead Sanatorium, and Dr. Tozer has no longer to look after the tuberculosis patients now remaining in the City Isolation Hospital, he will be able to give more time to following up “ contacts ” ; thus solving the problem for the time. The clinic has had a considerable amount of work to do at the request of the Ministry of Pensions in making provision for service cases discharged on account of tuberculosis, A useful arrangement in which the clinic