[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Nantyglo U.D.C.

  • Nantyglo and Blaina (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Nantyglo U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NANTYGLO & BLAINA URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. 1952. To the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee. I have the honour to present my Annual Report as Medical Officer of Health for the year 1952. The tables are self explanatory. It will be seen that once again there have been no cases of Diphtheria notified annually. 1941 - 17 1946 - 3 1951 - 0 1942 - 42 1947 - <0 1952 - 0 1943 - 7 1948 - 0 1944 1 1949 - 0 1945 0 1950 - 0 These figures arc proof of the efficacy of active immunisation combined with general public health measures. It is fervently hoped that similar results will be obtained with B.C.G. vaccination in the case of Tuberculosis. Regarding Tuberculosis the Nantyglo and Blaina District is served by the Chest Clinic at Blaina Hospital held on Tuesdays. This clinic is for the clerical examination, X-raying skin testing of suspected cases and for the contacts of known cases. All newly notified cases of Tuberculosis are visited by the Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspector and a complete environmental report is sent to the County Medical Officer and the Chest Physician. Continual contact is made with the latter particularly where it is felt that bad housing conditions and other factors make it necessary for some cases to receive priority in admission to sanitoria. Where housing defects are found the Sanitary Inspector takes up the matter with the owner of such premises. Advice is given on the Medical Officer’s visit re prevention of spread of infection in the home and this is further enlarged by the visit of the Health Visitor. The members of the household where a case has occured are advised to attend the Chest clinic for skin test and X-ray. The Public Health Department supplies a liberal quantity of disinfectant for case in cleaning sputam receptacles and infested linen of the patient and terminal disinfection is carried out by the Sanitary Inspector as required. There is also the availability of skin testing of all children up to age 5 at the Infant Welfare Centres and it is hoped that in the very near future the same will be available for school children This latter.jis available for school leavers and any suspicious case is referred after preliminary X-ray to the Chest Physician.