[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Venereal Disease Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations, 1916. The Lancashire County Council, who administer these regulations, have a treatment centre at the Ashton-under-Lyne District Infirmary. The following shows the work carried out at the Venereal Diseases Clinic at the Ashton-under-Lyne District Infirmary during the year 1940:— Patients under treatment at 1st January, 1940 ... 105 New cases admitted during 1940 106 Total attendances 2,810 Patients receiving treatment at the end of 1940 ... 105 Pathological examinations 1,163 Of the 106 new cases admitted during the year, 43 were Ashton residents. I I Report of the Tuberculosis Officer for the Year 1940. No Tuberculosis Report available until after the war. *