[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Northamptonshire County Council.

  • Northamptonshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Northamptonshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Five patients died, two still had active disease while two died from cor pulmonale and one from pneumonia. Bronchial carcinoma Lung cancer was again the commonest cause of hospital admission, there being 91 new cases and 35 readmissions for terminal care of post-operative convalescence. The prognosis remains bad and only a small fraction are amenable to surgical resection. There were 19 admissions for other forms of cancer, and in all, malignant disease accounted for 40% of all admissions. Mass radiography Due to the low yield of significant tuberculosis, routine community surveys by conventional Mass Radiography ceased in this area in 1964. Instead, two Mobile 100mm. units carry out a scheduled weekly programme visiting 30 sites in Northamptonshire and North Buckinghamshire for the purpose of X-raying general practitioners’ referrals. The units also X-ray vulnerable groups such as factory contacts and positive tuberculin reactors in school children. The general practitioner referrals continue to yield a high rate of significant disease and it is noteworthy that although the group surveys were directed at groups carrying a relatively high risk of tuberculosis, the general practitioner referral pick up rate for active pulmonary tuberculosis was over 12 times as great as in these vulnerable groups. Referred. Rate Number to chest A ctive per Bronchial Not yet Survey X-rayed clinic P.T. 1,000 carcinoma diagnosed Special groups 10,981 37 2 .18 2 5 G.P. referrals 6,822 223 16 2.34 42 19 The mobile X-ray service plays a vital part in the work of chest clinics and is an example of fruitful liaison with general practitioners. Chest clinic statistics 1. New cases seen Tuberculosis—Respiratory—sputum positive ... ... ... ... 28 sputum negative ... ... ... ... 8 —Non-respiratory ... ... ... ... ... 14 —Notified ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 2. Notified cases of tuberculosis on clinic register at the end of the year ... 290 3. Contacts Number first seen during year ... ... ... ... ... 386 Number subsequently notified ... ... ... ... ... 4 Number of B.C.G. Vaccinations ... ... ... ... ... 289 4. Clinic attendances New cases—Consultants ... ... ... ... ... ... 946 New cases—Contacts ... ... ... ... ... ••• 386 Re-attendances ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 2,331 X-rayed at clinic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 180