[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough.

  • Cheltenham (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Cheltenham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Adults Called : 109. Attended : 96. Response 88%. One woman, who was in fact already under observation at the Chest Clinic as an earlier contact of a work associate, was rechecked as a contact of her mother and found to have active tuberculosis. It was not conclusive that the mother was the source case. Children Of 75 children called :— 1 was found to be already under the care of the Paediatrician. 1 was tuberculin positive and kept under clinic observation. 2 were found to be staying out of the area and were referred to a local clinic. i was a tuberculin-positive contact of the family of children already mentioned. He was put on chemotheropy and notified. The remaining 70 were healthy and are analysed as follows :— Tuberculin positive. Age 5 - 11. To G.P. and H.V. for observation 2 „ „ B.C.G. vaccinated at school, for Mass X-ray follow-up 1 Tuberculin negative B.C.G. vaccinated 45 33 33 Defaulted during B.C.G. 2 >3 33 and/or X-rayed and discharged (no further contact) 20 At 31st December, 1965, there were 15 cases of known drug resistance in the clinical area. 3 were resistant to all three major drugs. 4 „ streptomycin and isoniazid. 3 „ P.A.S. and isoniazid. 1 „ streptomycin only. 4 ,, isoniazid only. Therefore 14 of the patients showed resistance to isoniazid, 8 to strepto- mycin and 6 to P.A.S. Gloucester City 3 cases — 2 resistant to P.A.S. and isoniazid. 1 „ isoniazid only. Cheltenham M.B. 1 case — 1 resistant to isoniazid only. County (excluding Cheltenham Borough) 11 cases — 4 resistant to streptomycin and isoniazid. 3 „ Streptomycin, isoniazid and P.A.S. 2 „ isoniazid only. 1 „ P.A.S. and isoniazid. 1 „ streptomycin only.