[Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1959
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    Table XXXV. Summary of Work carried out at Exeter Chest Clinic, 1955-1959. 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1. Number of new cases diagnosed as suffering from active Tuberculosis .... 96 70 61 68 82 2. Number of patients examined for the first time during the year 1,316 1,248 1,207 980 1,324 3. Number of patients re-examined during the year .... 1,814 1,644 1,954 1,924 1,738 4. Number of contacts examined for the first time during the year : Large films Miniature films .... ^'W359 186 \Qon 143 -5 ..U 130\_„ 173j.o0o 1544 125/'^ 'g}2]4l 5. Number of contacts re-examined during the year : Large films Miniature films ... ;«}283 156\.3,„ 160/^^® !-«>323 lOD J ]75\ 148/'^'^'^ - 6. Number of Inward Transfers during the year 92 86 92 76 54 7. Number of B.C.G. Vaccinations carried out during the year : Clinic Cases 13-year old schoolchildren under Minis- try Scheme 175 149 119 136 177 8. Number of X-ray films taken during the year Large films Miniature films . .. 2,308 562 2,333 588 2,275 613 2,245 477 2,313 245 9. Number of Screenings made during the year 859 1,077 804 373 146 10. Number of Refills given during the year 860 957 j 742 326 70 11. Number of Pathological Examinations made during the year 2,088 1,732 1 1,811 1,060 1,971 i Table XXXVi. Examination of Contacts—’Age Groups in 1959 Under 15 15-24 25-34 1 1 ' 35-44 45-49 50-59 Over 60 Total Number of Contacts exam- ined during the year by New .... T.arg^p. Pilms; anrl uliriir^^l 60 25 10 4 2 6 4 111 examination .... .... Old 101 30 21 20 10 9 9 200 1 Number of Contacts exam- New ined during the year by — 14 11 7 5 6 15 ( 58 Miniature Films .. . Old ■— 17 12 9 4 2 15 59 Number of Contacts found to be suffering from ac- tive Pulmonary Tuber- culosis. Pulmonary : Positive sputum 1 3 1 2 r 1 7 i Negative sputum 2 2 — — — 1 — 5 1 Non- Pulmonary ; .... .... 1 1 1 — 1 1 5 1