[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield (Union) R.D.C.

Macclesfield (England). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1914

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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Macclesfield (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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doctor was called in, and on the 16th she became worse, the headache became more severe, and there was violent sickness. Further medical advice was called in on that day, and as she did not improve a Specialist was summoned from Manchester on August 20th. The patient became rapidly worse and died on August 31st. There was no history of pneumonia and no source of infection was discovered. The other case was that of a boy, aged 5, who was taken suddenly ill. There was no history of pneumonia and no nasal discharge. Some of the cerebro-spinal fluid was withdrawn and sent to the Clinical Research Association, who reported that the fluid contained the pneumococcus. After this bac¬ teriological examination the diagnosis of cerebro spinal fever was withdrawn, and pneumococcal septo meningitis substituted. The patient died after a few hours’ illness. (E) PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS. Seven cases of the pulmonary form of this disease were notified during the year—5 males and 2 females—and 4 cases —2 males and 2 females—of non-pulmonary Tuberculosis have been notified. Of the latter, the parts affected in each case were:— Coccyx . 1 Glands of the Neck. 1 Hip . 1 Lumbar Vertebrae . 1 Two of these are now under treatment in Hospital. Two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were in persons belonging to other places, who had taken up their residence in this district temporarily. E°cn of these cases has been investigated by the Medical