[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C.

  • Ince-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUBERCULOSIS The dispensary service is under the control of the Regional Hospital Board, and Ince cases attend at the Chest Clinic in Millgate, Wigan. 8 new cases of Tuberculosis (6 Pulmonary) were notified during 1967. No deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis were registered during the year. Notification of the disease in the District is quite satisfactory and no action has been necessary under the Public Health Act, 1986, relating to the compulsory removal of tuberculous patients to Hospital. The subjoined Table shows the new cases of Tuberculosis in age groups, and the total deaths. TUBERCULOSIS NEW CASES TABLE D. Age Respiratory N on- Respiratory Periods M F M F 0—4 5—14 ... — — — — 15—24 ... — 1 — 25—44 ... 2 — 1 — 45-64 ... 2 1 1 — 65 & up- wards ... — — — — Totals... ... 4 2 2 0 6 2 Deaths ... ... 0 V 0 0 0 0 0