[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of known cases of respiratory tuberculosis at the end of the year was 2,516 and non-respiratory 227. De- tails of these in sex and age groups are as follows:— c w c 3 a 3 3 u « 3 G 3 3 V *3 C 3 *3 G V ■3 G 3 3 G 3 G 3 3 G V 3 G 3 3 G <V 3 G 3 3 G u <u > o 3 C •a pM O H u 0 S m e D c rt G d in 3 in rt in CQ 3 m m cd m d in • n d m i© Respiratory M. 0 10 66 123 283 261 223 190 120 1,276 Non F. 0 12 72 160 375 274 134 173 40 1,240 Respiratory M. 0 1 17 24 18 13 6 7 1 87 F. 0 1 14 34 44 28 9 4 6 140 During the year it was found necessary to appeal to the Sheriff for an Order which was granted for the compulsory removal under Section 54(1) of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 of ,a person suffering from active pulmonary tuber- culosis, who consistently refused treatment and was a source for the spread of infection. I believe that this is the first time that action of this kind has had to be taken in the City. The person in question had been receiving treatment in hospital on six occasions since 1955, never staying more than five weeks before taking a voluntary discharge to bad housing conditions. It was believed that this patient had infected four other people and as she refused to return to hospital for treatment, a peti- tion was presented to the Sheriff for compulsory removal. The Sheriff found that the patient was a person to whom Section 54(1) of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 applied and that she was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis which is a notifiable infectious disease in terms of the PubKic Plealth (Infectious Diseases) Regulations (Scotland) 1932. The pat- ient was removed to hospital. During the year 158 applications were received, for nurs- ing requisites, none of which were in respect of tuberculous cases. The following articles were issued on loan to necessit- ous cases:—bed pans 64; air rings 31; night stools 28; invalid chairs 9; urinals 19; rubber sheets 22; sputum mugs 2; bed rests 22; beds 6; mattresses 6; feeding cup 1 ; tripod stick 1 ; bed boards 1 set. Care After During the year 109 cases of tuberculosis (34 of which were new cases) who were certified by Medical Officers to be