[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1954
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![FOOD POISONING. Thirteen cases of Food Poisoning were notified during the year. No deaths were recorded. TUBERCULOSIS. Summary of notifications under the Public Health (Tuberculosis Regulations 1930) received during 1954. NEW CASES DEATHS Age Periods Years Respiratory Nc Respi] >n- 'atory Respi ratory Nc Respii »n- *atory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 1— 5. 3 1 1 - -- _ . 2 ■ 5—10. 10—15. 15—20. 1 5 1 _ — — 20—25 . 1 2 1 — — — 25—35 . 7 6 _ 1 — 1 — — 35—45 . 5 3 — — 2 — — — 45—55 . 7 1 _ — — — 55—65 . 2 .— — 1 _ — — 65 and upwards 2 1 — 1 1 — — — 28 19 1 4 4 1 2 - - - Totals V_ __) V_ _) V. j t J Y 47 Y 5 Y 5 Y 2 CHEST CLINICS. “ Ellesmere,” Crosby Road North, Waterloo. Sessions are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m., and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. A Children’s Clinic is held at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, and a B.T.G. Clinic on Fridays at 9 a.m. Dr. J. H. Gifford is the Tuberculosis Physician for the area. Chest Clinic, County Hospital, Ormskirk. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 9—12 a.m. and 1-30—5 p.m., and on Thursdays at 1-30—5 p.m. Dr. D. N. Teeming and Dr. R. S. Nicholson are the Tuberculosis Physicians in attendance. Two Tuberculosis Health Visitors attend the Clinics and follow up patients in their own homes. A Pulmonary Hospital of 52 beds is situated at Rufford. The number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis shews an increase of three over the previous year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261806_0033.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
