[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucester City & Port.

  • Gloucester (England). City and Port Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucester City & Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following work at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year 1947 relates to cases resident in both the City and County of Gloucester together :— TABLE C Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Diagnosis Grand Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children Total M F M F M F M F M F M F A. (1) Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the begin- ning of the year ... (2) Transfers from other 1358 862 114 107 177 138 366 271 1535 1000 480 378 3393 Authorities during the year ... 18 24 _ _ 2 5 2 2 20 29 2 2 53 (3) Lost sight of cases returned during the year B. Number of new cases diagnosed as tubercu- losis during the year (1) Class T.B. minus 152 108 18 13 — — — — 152 108 18 13 291 (2) Class T.B. plus ... 75 47 — — — — — — 75 47 — — 122 (3) Non-pulmonary... — — — — < 9 10 9 7 12 10 9 38 C. Number of cases included in A. and B. written off the Dispensary Register during the year as:— (1) Recovered 17 14 9 4 11 5 22 9 28 19 31 13 91 (2) Dead (all Causes) (3) Removed to other 77 59 — 2 2 3 — — 79 62 — 2 143 Areas ... 31 39 — 1 1 1 3 1 32 40 3 2 77 (4) For other reasons 12 6 1 2 6 2 1 — 18 8 2 2 30 D. Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year ... 1466 923 122 111 166 144 352 272 1632 1067 474 383 3556 Number of:— (a) Specimens of Sputum etc., examined ... 1250 (b) X-ray examinations 6951 Number of Beds available for Patients under the Gloucestershire Join Tuberculosis Scheme at 31 12-47. Over Hospital—15 male, 18 female. Cashes Green Hospital—12 female. City General Hospital—Beds when available for adults and children. Cheltenham General Hospital—6 beds for surgical cases. Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary—4 beds for surgical cases. Standish House—Pulmonary—80 male, 40 female, 62 children. Surgical—10 male, 8 female, 17 children. Edgeworth Manor Convalescent Home—10 male beds forex-Service, sputum negative, cases.