[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ai> regards tlie measures directed specially against tuberculosis, improvement is needed ui the following directions :— 1. An increased number of beds for isolation ])urposes. 2. An institution for childreji recpiiring opor air treatment, ijicluding those susj)ected of tuberculosis. 3. Observation beds near Shrewsbury, and facilities for X-ray examination and for treatment of pneumothorax. 4. More complete and prompt notification. 5. More complete bacteriological examination of sputum. (). More perfect arrangements for the examination of cojitacts and suspects, includijig school children. Whereas the first three measures would necessitate the ex])enditure of a considerable amount of money, and perhaps will have to stand over for a time, the three last are matters to a great extent of arrangement and atlministration, and are being taken in hand. Incidence.—During the year there were 325 cases of ])ulmonary tuberculosis, and 127 cases of other forms of tuberculosis notified. There were 138 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis and 19 deaths from other forms of tuberculosis. TABLE V. Notifications Classified for Age and Sex. Xolilications on I-'orm A. Number of Primary Notilications. 0 1 5 10 1,5 20 25 45 4.5 o) 05 ami 'Total Notifiea- > 7- to to to to to to to to to to ui>- Primary tions on 1 5 10 1.5 20 25 .45 45 55 0.5 wards Notifi- F'onn A. cations. J’ulmonarx' Males 2 1.5 1.5 1 1 22 47 2!) 20 14 “) 170 1 184 , Females 1) 18 10 17 1 8 20 14 11 8 .4 141 140 .\on-j)nlmonar\' Males 12 D5 Hi (> 5 0 4 5 1 74 70 ,, Immales 4 5 1 1 1) 7 1 o 5 4 2 54 54 .Notil'ic ations on Forn 1 B. .Number of Notifications on F'onn C. Number of l’rimar\' Notilications, ■ - - Total Poor Law I'n- T) 10 Total Notifiea- Institutions. Sanatoria Ae Periods. iler to to Primar\' tions on .*) III 1.5 .Not i fie h'orm B. tions Jkilmonary .Males 1 04 F'emales 1 1 2 2 40 Non-pulmonarv Males • 1 4* ,, h'emak's 1 1 1 ,')* * riicsi- numbers do not represent the eases ol non-pidmonar\' tuberculosis admitted to sanatoria, riie numbers are IS maU's ;i,ml 12 I'emales. I'he san itoiinm concerned has talk'd to notily the Medica.l (juicers ol Ilealth ol the Districts Irom which the cases were admitted. i