[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City.

  • Nottingham (England). City Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Nottingham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The investigations involved very heavy work for the City Bacteriological Laboratory (under Dr. Storer) and a lot of special investigations by the City Analyst (Mr. W. W. Taylor). The City Isolation Hospital received all the cases. As these were nearly all of great severity the hospital is to be congratulated on the fact that out of 34 cases of this dread disease, only three persons died, and one of these was an invalid prior to this illness. Dr. Don, as Superintendent of the Hospital, was assisted by Dr. Graham, who was then the Kesident Medical Officer. For the purpose of this outbreak the Health Committee invited Dr. J. Wilkie Scott to act as Consulting Physician to the hospital. Dr. Don was also taking a heavy part in the investigations on the district. Nursing is a very important factor in the chances of recovery from typhoid, perhaps even more than in most illnesses, so special mention must be made of the matron, Miss Clark, and her nursing staff. The hospital organisa¬ tion and all its personnel stood up well to the task, and finished with credit. The victims, patients and relatives alike, responded well to the efforts of the department to aid them, and co-operated helpfully in all the steps which had to be taken to gain control of the outbreak. City Isolation Hospital. In addition to the above reference to the Typhoid outbreak, the following non-routine matters must be recorded :— The policy of the Health Committee to modernise the hospital was continued by the installation of new equip¬ ment in the main kitchen ; a new dining-room and cloak¬ rooms for nurses were provided ; new wash-hand basins