[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.
- West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1966
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHEST CLINICS “ Ellesmere,” Crosby Road North, Waterloo Sessions are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m., and 9—12 a.m. on Thursdays. A Children’s Clinic is held at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, and a B.C.G. Clinic on Fridays at 9 a.m. Dr. J. H. Gifford is the Tubercmlosis Physician for the area. Chest Clinic, Ormskirk & District General 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 is the Tuberculosis Physician in attendance. Two Tuberculosis Health Visitors attend the Clinics and follow up patients in their own homes. A Pulmonary Hospital is situated at New Hall, Scarisbrick. The number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis shows an increase of two over the previous year. The following table is an analysis of the occupations of the 13 new cases of Tuberculosis notified during 1966 :— Occupation Pulm onary Non-Pu] monary Male Female Male Female Storekeeper . 1 — Foreman Storekeeper . 1 — — — Maintenance Electrician !... 1 — — — Machinist. 1 — — — Hospital Ward Orderly . 1 — — — Cook . 1 — — — Tool Maker . 1 — — — Student . _ 1 — Estate Agent (Retired) — — 1 — Housewives . — 3 — 1 Total 7 3 2 1 Thirteen houses, occupied by persons suffering from Tuberculosis were inspected during the year. Three slept in separate bedrooms, two in separate beds and in eight cases the patients did not have separate beds.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30261922_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
