[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1941
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    -is- ' *, .: 1941 1940 { M. : F. * T.' ; ' M. ' -F, 7. Number of doses of Salvarsan subs. j 'given I j I j ..j.. Name of'..Drugs No.v.arsenobillon j . I | ! j..| - - *- ••Stahilarsap. \ . . j I r f [ Kharsulphan ' ‘ j ’•) •' | . . j.. Arsono Argonticurn [ • ; • ; . . - close .05 i 1 8 8 •i . ■m j . d'b.so .1 4 X ■ 3 -; . > dose «■ .15 - 3 3 - 11 'dose . .2 - 43 43 . S' 41 •i — dose .25 - 4^5 45 ! -*■ ■ ' . (3. C j?Q • ». y 13 ‘106 119 24 74! dose ,45' 181 ■ -231 41.2 118 17 3 { .... . ^ dose .-6 , o 242 19 261 82 16 j do so .75 59 50 18 • - ! Name . of ..Drug - Bismuth dose .2 gm. 813 530 1343 356 327 Quinestabp (sol.) d-oso .3 gm. ' 294 97 391 298 178 •“ . .. . ... , ' T -0 T A L 3 ‘ 1602 1.086 2680 .907 810!] - i. 8. Examination of Pathological .... -. material Specimens from porsons attending. • • . . 1 . i at the Treatment Centre which ,.wore' sent-for examination to 1 an independent Laboratory . . | For Detection of spirochaotos 52 7 ' ■59 37 2- ■ .. 'H ... • • H gonococci 328 2537 I 2865- 480 2144 •! For Wassermann reaction ■ 371 453 i 824 174 1401 Complement Fixation Tost 61 88' . 149 354 ' 387 Qorebro-Spinal Fluid 6 6 1 12 9 5 I* Others ' - - •• . . ..... ... 0 35 43 5 9; TOTALS 026 3126 f 3952 1069' i 2687 ; - MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.. This work has boon dealt with in the special report which ha£ boon pub-li £ hod. BLIND PERSONS ACT3, 1920 and 1958. r •The number of blind porsons upon tho County Rogistor at tho 51st March, Y942, was 74-4, 550 males and 30G fomaiob. . ■ The* Consultant Ophthalmic Surgoon to this Authority, Dr., W-.J. Rocho, *oxaminod a t his Consulting Room, Newport, 175 casos which w. roforrera t'o this Department for examination undor tho Blind iorsons Acts, 1920 and- 19 ou • Tho results of his examinations woro 72 corti- fiod■ blind*, 56 not blind and in 47 cases glasses word proscribed, in order -t o' prevent blindness. In addition the Consultant Ophthalmic, Surgospn performed 7 operations for cataract at tho County Hospital# - J‘ant>agh . • \ . ; »-5>r. 'Evelyn D. Owen, Assistant Medical Officer made 24 daruich ilaryv-Examinations as tho casos woro unablo to travel to Nowport, 17 thcmV'woro blind, 7 not blind. Grants are made to tho unemployable blind after consideration of tho casos by tho Blind Persons Act, Sub-Committoo, of the Fublic Health Cosninittoo, and during the financial yoar 1941 - 1942, weekly grants were made to 4rg porson3, tho total amount of tho grants heir £15.577. Tho Association for tho Blind of tho County Borough of Newpoi and tho Administrative County of Monmouth continues to provido 30cu amenities for tho blind persons. D. ROCYN JONES, C.B.E., K.St.J., J.P., M.B., D.P• C GUTTY r'DTC/J. OT^TOER.