[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough.
- Nelson (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1920
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Nelson Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![As mentioned in my report for 1919, the Nursing Staff was augmented and therefore during 1920 much more attention was devoted by the Tuberculosis Nurse to individual cases receiving Home treatment. In Surgical cases, wounds were dressed and the hj'giene of the patient and the home was personally supervised. Greater efforts were made to isolate, as far as ])ossible, all infectious cases under Domiciliary treatment, and Bedsteads and Tvlattresses were lent in several cases, in order the better to effect this. Bed rests, Air cushions and other Nursing Utensils, were also lent from the Dispensary in special cases. There is no doubt effectiveness in the control of Tuberculosis, in so far as the home is concerned, is very largely dependent on the efforts and devotion of the Nurse and Health Visitor. With that in view, the work of the Nursing Staff has been considerably developed during 1920. I herewith append a few details of the work of Nurse Ward: — Number of primary visits to patients . 55 Number of “ following up ” visits . 723 Total . 778 Number of visits where special nursing was undertaken . 172 Isolation of the 55 primary cases visited. 33 were Pulmonary, that is the lungs were affected, and the following conditions were found at the initial visit. Number isolated (separate bedrooms) . 16 Number not isolated (occupying same bed with others) . 12 Number occupying separate bed, but not separate room . 5 Of the 17 cases not completely isolated, isolation was effected in 9 cases. Of the remainder 5 were not considered infectious; 2 could not be isolated on account of there l)eing 7io accommodation, and in 1 case partial isolation was effected. All patients with sputum are continually being urged and encouraged to make use of the paper handkerchiefs and sputum utensils which are supplied from the Dispensary. Contacts. Every endeavour is made to examine contacts of infectious cases where it is considered desirable. (Signed) B, MACPHEE,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29899461_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
