Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria.

  • Pretoria (South Africa). Health Department.
Date:
[1956]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following represent new notifications for the year under review:— (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 95 (b) Primary Complex . 32 (c) Surgical Tuberculosis .’ ] [ 12 CENTRAL CLINIC: Non-European Section This is a very small clinic as it only caters for patients who are already doing light work in the central area of Pretoria and who attend the clinic for Streptomycin injections and monthly examina¬ tions. Any new case attending the clinic is either admitted to hospital or is referred to the clinic in the location in which the patient resides. Number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 24 Number of cases of Primary Complex . 10 Number of cases of Surgical Tuberculosis . 4 Number of cases with positive sputum . — Number of contacts . 97 Number of contacts X-rayed . 64- Deaths in 1956 . . New notifications for 1956 amounted to 20. ATTERIDGEVILLE LOCATION This clinic is held on Wednesday afternoons. Usually 40 patients are examined per session. Population 21,000. Number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 144 Number of cases of Primary Complex . 69 Number of cases of Surgical Tuberculosis . 28 Number of cases of positive sputum . 15 Number of contacts . 603 Number of contacts X-rayed . 187 Deaths in 1956 6 New notifications for the year 1956 amounted to 38. COMPOUND CLINIC This clinic caters chiefly for Eurafricans and Asiatics. Number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 66 Number of cases of Primary Complex . 15 Number of cases of surgical Tuberculosis. 7 Number of cases with positive sputum . 9 Number of contacts . 185 Number of contacts X-rayed . 38 Deaths in 1956 3 New notifications for 1956 amounted to 15. LADY SELBORNE LOCATION This is the largest location with a population of 48,000. Usually 40—50 patients are examin¬ ed per session. Number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 275 Number of cases of Primary Complex . 67 Number of cases surgical Tuberculosis . 23 Number of cases with positive sputum . 20 Number of contacts ... 1,375 Number of contacts X-rayed . 262 Deaths in 1956 . 8 New notifications for 1956 amounted to 93. BANTULE LOCATION Population about 6,000. This is a relatively small location. Usually 10—20 patients are examined per session. Number of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis . 36 Number of cases of Primary Complex . 12 Number of cases of surgical Tuberculosis . 3 Number of cases with positive sputum . 0 Number of contacts . 388 Number of contacts X-rayed . 135 Deaths in 1956 . 3 New notifications for 1956 amounted to 9.