[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council.
- Sutherland (Scotland). County Council.
- Date:
- 1952
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Sutherland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![This arrangement, owing to the very scattered nature of the popu- lation in Sutherland, and the large amount of travelling required, has proved quite satisfactory. The number of visits paid is mentioned under each section served. Home Nursing ,. .4^ District Nursing Sisters undertake this work in their respective districts, in very close co-operation with Medical Practitioners, under whose instructions they act when carrying out their nursing duties to patients. Standing rules for Nurses in the conduct of cases were drawn up in consultation with the Local Executive Council, and these are in 19523 Homp Dunng the period from 5th July, 1948, to 31st I^cemU 105;333H Nursing visits, exclusive of Tuberculosis, amounted to Vaccination and Immunisation C^,,mcclnati0n,—'The arrangements for Vaccination provide for this Countv Sngv Carrie,d ouTt ^ Medical Practitioners throughout the Authoritv^hro fvh^f11^ J^mP^ being supplied by the Local Health under revW^th Medica]. Officer of Health, and, during the period 47! y.VaSaUon Mr2 Va“,n>tl“s •> out;-Primary aeai^sthDinh<ahJimmUni^ti0n,—The arrangements for Immunisation against Diphtheria are the same as those described for Vaccination procecfurij^ During throughout the County carrying out the necessary and Di ?i h Period under review, 625 pre-school children nd 123 school children received full primary Immunisation. ina’^Twfe’ sP®clal 5*ttention was directed to the provision of “Boost- in0 Doses of Diphtheria Prophylactic particularly for Children enter- ,he «« «?»' “0 *U parents tova stace “fSginntog ehiid951’ b n circu.lansed. recommending this procedure when their Ahn tfwtare rfCeiYing fmal visits under the Health Visiting Scheme. An effort is also being made to have school children, who 'have not 31/12/52 527nMlareatted °n 5ltering scho°l> immunised. From 1/1/51 to o1/12/d2, 537 Maintenance Doses arc recorded. Parents, on the recommendation of their Doctor, have the oonor- combined “hlttoX'hS Whooping Cough immunisation. Prevention of Illness, Care and After Care The work in this sphere, in addition to the usual steps taken bv the Medical Officer of Health in the control of Infectious Diseases generally, is directed chiefly against Tuberculosis. District Nursing Sisters carry out regular advisory visits to cases on the County Tuber- culosis Register and make monthly reports on each case to the Medical utficer of Health. In addition, they give home nursing service to Tuberculosis patients requiring it. The average number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register has been, during the period under review, a.frir,anti adviJ°ry visits to patients under supervision at home during the four and half years from 5/7/48 to 31/12/52 were 6,184. During the same period, an additional 708 Nursing visits were paid. t By arrangement between the Regional Hospital Board, and the Local Health Authority, the services of the Medical Officer of Health have been enlisted whereby he acts as Tuberculosis Officer for the County, and in close co-operation with Medical Practitioners and Health Visitors he carries out medical supervision of Tuberculosis patients in their homes. In °rder t0 give a reasonably good opportunity for the re-housing °f f?miiifs in which there is a case of Tuberculosis, the Medical Officer of Health and County Sanitary Inspector have been appointed to each](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28657160_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
