[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of known cases of respiratory tuberculosis at the end of the year was 1,514, and non-respiratory 199. Details of these in sex and age groups are as follows:— Form 55 C/3 Under 1 1 and under 5 and under 15 and undei 25 and undei 35 and under 45 and under u V T3 G P T3 a rt lO >r, 65 and over Total 1. Respiratory M. — 4 51 52 122 196 161 148 123 857 F. — 3 34 59 132 190 126 70 43 657 2. Non-respiratory M. — — 4 15 13 16 13 5 3 69 F — — 7 11 36 34 20 10 12 130 During the year 47 cases of tuberculosis (20 of which were new cases) who were certified by Medical Officer to be in need of extra nourishment were granted additional milk. Home Nursing : The Dundee Sick Nursing Society and the Broughty Ferry Nursing Association continued their important work on behalf of the Local Authority. A detailed abstract of the work is as follows :— Home Nursing Patients under 65 years Patients over 65 years New cases notified during the years 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 901 1,105 1,293 1,137 1,373 1,636 1,702 1,097 1,111 1,145 1,167 1,146 1,115 1,127 Total 1,998 2,216 2,438 2,304 2,519 2,751 2,829 1. Cases under treatment at 31st December, 1965 New Cases reported during 1966 Cases removed from register during the year— (a) Convalescent (b) Removed to hospital - (c) Transferred (d) Died Total number of cases on register at 31st December, 1966 2. Total number of nursing visits during the year 1966 3. Details of new cases registered during the year 1966: 782 1,998 2,780 ...... 1,357 448 ...... 203 772 ..._. 76,354