[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough.

  • Hastings (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1971
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Year No of deaths Pulmonary Tuberculosis No. of deaths Non- pulmonary Tuberculosis Total Death rate from Tuberculosis per 1,000 1925-1929 57 10 67 IT 1930-1934 43 6 49 •79 1935-1939 A 48 4 52 •81 1940-1944 Average 38 4 42 104 1945-1949J 29 2 31 •51 1950 • • • • • • 20 1 21 *31 1951 17 17 •26 1952 ■ • • • • • 10 1 11 T7 1953 • • • • • • 12 3 15 •23 1954 • • • • • • 9 2 11 T7 1955 14 2 16 •24 1956 15 1 16 •24 1957 • • • • • • 6 2 8 12 1958 • • • • • • 7 1 8 12 1959 7 1 8 T2 1960 • • • • • • 8 8 T2 1961 • • • • • • 7 7 TO 1962 • • • • • • 6 2 8 TO 1963 • • • • • • 10 1 11 T6 1964 3 1 4 •059 1965 , , • • • 5 1 6 09 1966 • • • • • • 6 2 8 12 1967 3 3 •045 1968 ... , , , 3 2 5 07 1969 2 2 4 •06 1970 . • » • • 1 — 1 •01 1971 ... — 1 1 01 (b) Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis: The chest clinic at the Eversfield Chest Hospital provides treatment for established cases and facilities for the observation and investigation of suspected cases and contacts of cases. Close liaison exists between the chest clinic and the Health Department, and a Health Visitor attends Clinic Sessions, carries out home visiting and ascertain¬ ment and follow-up of contacts. During the year a total of 325 contacts were dealt with, including 4 from outside of the Borough boundary, 232 home visits were paid for purposes of tracing, skin-testing and advising. (c) B.C.G. Vaccination: The B.C.G. Vaccination scheme was continued this year. On receiving the parents’ consent the children in the 12 year old age group are given a skin test in school or at the Clinic. This is read 72 hours later and the negative children given the B.C.G. Vaccination. Families who have children who are HEAF positive are persuaded to attend the Chest Clinic for a check up on the grounds that the child’s infection must have come from somewhere. To date this check up has revealed very few cases of active tuberculosis in the associated adults.