[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Chippenham Borough.

  • Chippenham (Wiltshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Chippenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TU37;XCUL0-If^ Nev? cases of tuberculosis notified and confirmed by the County Chest Physician during the year show a decrease as compared ivith previous years: NSW CASES DURING i ' YE/iR TPULMOK/iPY I NQN-PULMO'l^T/J’Y I ~~TQTAL* _ 19M_ 12 1 .. . ]o - 1949 10 3 13 1950 ^ 6 ■ ' 2 8 1951 6 1 7 NEW CASES /XD MORTAIJTY MlillQ-19^1 ACCOPDIITC '.'j' AC-E /JID ,SEX AGE PERIODS NEW CASES j DLATHS CD ! p: h 3p 1 Non-Re SI), ! M-, ! F, Resp, j'Non-Ros-D 'm. i lAl F.' ■ F 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 i 15 1 1 1 . . 25 i 1 35 ? 1 1 A 45 1 1 3.5 _ 2 1 ! 1 65 upvrards 1 ! ! 1 . . TOTALS:- 6 ]. 1 - -- — The above figures are too sma]1 tu permit of any conclusionso It should be understood that trey do not represent the total number of individuals suffering from Tuberculosis within the Borough*. In additj.on to the new cases notified each year, a certain iproporticn of tuberculous individuals either move into the Borough., or move out*, Remaining on the Register of Tube:?culous Persons at the end of 1951? were the following cares:- PULMONfJlY - 22 ■'iir NON-PULMOIbiRY L'. lo 20 Although Sect, 28 of the Ratio: sal Health Service Act, 1946 places the responsibility for the after care of Tuberculous patients upon County and County Borough Councils, the environment; ie, housing, of the tuberculous patient can be determined by Borough and District CounciJ.s as the Housing Authority, In order that treatment can be carried out at home, and to diminish the spread of infection, adequate and satisfactory housing accommodation is of vital importance. The v/isdom of the Borough Counci], in rehousing nine cases of tuberculosis will be reflected in the future welfare of these patients and the community at large.)