[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough.

  • Harrogate (England). Borough Council. nb2014025795.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3.5 So far as is possible cases of Phthisis are kept under oosernation and visited as frequently as possible and during the year 291 visits were paid to such cases. Owing to shortage of staff and pressure of other work it was not found possible ’to visit these cases as frequently as one wished but in future it is hoped to visit each case at least once in six weeks. Those patients in attendance at the Dispensary will be visited at longer intervals to ensure that they are still under observation. The work is carried on in close co-operation with the West Riding Tuberculosis Dispensary, and every effort is made to get those patients who are not receiving medical treatment to attend the dispensary. Suspicious cases among school children are also referred to the dispensary by the School Medicau Officer. Sanatorium treatment is provided by tne West hiding County Council which during the your sent 2g patients, 12 males and 12 females, from '>• Harrogate to various Sanatoria, Pneumonia. By the Public Health (Pneumonia etc) Regulations 1915 which came into operation on 1st March 1919> all cases of Acute Primary Pneumonia, and Influenzal Pneumonia are required to be notified to the Medical Officer of Health. Between that date and the end of the year 6ip cases (33 maleg and 31 females ) were notified from the following wards. Central. Bast. West. Bilton. Starbeck 10 20 15 13 5 Twelve notific.it ions related to Influenzal Pneumonia and the remainder to primary Pneumonia. The number of deaths from Pneumonia during the year was 23 - 10 rules and 13 females- 9 fewer than in 1918 and the pneumonia death rate was therefore 0.63 per 1,000. Influenza, During the year 21 deaths were registered in Harrogate as being due to Influenza. The deaths of two Harrogate residents which occurred elsewhere have to be added maxing the total number of deaths 23-8 males and 15 females. The age and sex distribution-was as follows I 1 —j— T r — — r r 65 yrs. i ( i 1-5 ! 5-15 ! 1 lb-25 | 25-35 35-4-5! 45-551 55-65 { Total, 1 [ J ys. _ i yrs. I \ yrs. i yrs. yrs. ! . yrs.I yrs. .. upwd s.. ! 1 Males. 1 1 i - i 1 1 i 1 I 1 1 ! 2 ! j 0 1 1 i i i 3 i 1 ‘ 1 1 2 1 j 1C 1 I 1 1 1 females. i i 1 1 1 - ; 1 ! 1 i ~ 1 3 1 - [ i ! 3 | 0 6 1 13 1 { 1 1 1 1 1 1 J I, T 1 T r P 1 a ] r 1 I 1 Total. i 1 1 1 1 ~r 1 1 1 1 6 ! 1 8 ! 25 1 1