[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough.

  • Castleford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10 TUBERCULOSIS SERVICES. A clinic is held at the Chest Clinic, ealth Visitor is employed who carries out he register. Linden Terrace, Pontefract. A Tuberculosis regular home supervision of all patients on Free milk is provided by the County Council at the discretion of the Divisional medical Officer if recommended by the Consultant Chest physician in charge of the Clinic, Total f- New Cases Pulmonary t Non-pulmonary; Pulmonary Deat h: Non-pulmonary ations: 13 M P u p I k P ! M ! P At all ages 1 9 3 1 3 1 1 _ - Under 1 year| — — — i : — . . - 1 - 5 — - j “ ! — - — F i 0 1 - — j - 1 — 10 -15 — _ ! _ •w 13-20 - _ . .. ! — 20-25 1 1 — - j 7 j i . . — L “ 25 - 35 _ — ! - - - ; - 1 35 - 45 ; _ | 1 “ >; ;j 1 1 * - 45 - 55 : 2 2 - . r • i - 55 - 65 1 4 - - t ■ ■ ■■ ] 1 - _ l Over 65 1 2 La _ - - 1 j - I 1 Ratio of contacts seen by the Chest Physician to number of cases notified. Year. No. of actual cases notified. No, of contacts found and examined. Ratio of cases notified to contacts examined. 1957 29 68 2.34 to 1 1958 22 92 4.18 to 1 1959 13 56 4.3*1 to 1 Of the 56 contacts 7/ho were examined, 48 required further active investigation. Table showing numbers on register and Deaths from Tuberculosis, 195-' - 1959. Year Number on Register t Number of Deaths Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Pulmonary Non-pulmonary 1 1950 263 72 15 1 LJ551 . 234 71 12 1 1952 1 278 73 8 1 ! 1953 297 54 9 2 | 1954 285 49 16 3 ; 1955 302 47 6 1 ! 1956 _J01 47 4 ..... .. 1 ! 1957 _J1j? 42 ■ 3 r ■ ■ _ i .. 1358 _J15_ 33 3 ... ! 2