[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough.

  • South Shields (Durham, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, South Shields County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Details of the programmes are as follows:- No. of children offered tuberculin testing and B.C.G. vaccination .. .. .. .. .. 3,396 No. 'of consents received. ... ... ... ... 2,951 Percentage of consents .. *. .. .. .. 86.9% No. who had previously had 8.C.G. .. .. .. 225 No. tuberculin tested .. ,. .. .. .. 2,858 No. found to be positive (excluding those already vaccinated with B.C.G.) ., .. .. 393 Percentage of children found to be positive (excluding those already vaccinated with B.C.G.) 15.2% No, vaccinated with B.C.G. ., .. .. 2,186 No. x-rayed by Mass X-ray .. .. .. .» 382 No. requiring further investigation after mass x-ray .. .. .. .. .. .» 4 No, found to be tuberculous Toe above figures include 33 students attending the Marine & Technical College. All positive reactors were followed up by a Health Visitor or school nurse and full details of all positive reactors were notified to the family doctor. Of the 4 children referred for further investigation 2 were found to have lesions which, though not tuberculous, required to be kept under observation at the Chest Clinic. Yenerea1 Di seases* The Venereal Diseases Clinic continues to be held at the Stanhope Parade Clinic. 1 am indebted to Colonel D. Levy Physician in charge, for the following report:- I have the honour to submit the following report for the Special Clinic of South Shields. I regret to report an increase of venereal disease during the year particularly with regard to gonorrhoea, the incidence of which has doubled (84 cases}. Two patients only were found to be suffering from early infective syphilis, but reports from elsewhere particularly from the large cities, suggest that this disease is again assuming an important role and a careful watch will need to be maintained in this area. That propaganda and education is having the desired effects is shown by the fact that 140 people exposed to the risk of infection attended for examination and were