[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Ayr Burgh.

  • Ayr (Scotland). Burgh Council.
Date:
1960
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    PART IV.—THE TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER X.—Return of number of persons resident in the area at 31st December, 1960, who were known to be suffering from tuberculosis. Under 1 ^'T. 1-4 0-14 15-2-1 25-34 35-44 45-54 05 & : 55-04 over Total Respiratory Males — — 14 13 61 41 39 22 4 194 Females — — 10 43 87 48 13 9 4 214 Non-Respiratory Males — — 1 (i 3 3 2 15 Females — — — 3 2 8 1 1 — 15 B.C.C. VACCINATION, 1960 B.C.C. Vaccinations Performed Tuberculin Negative V accinated Tested Re-actors during 1960 M. F. M. F. M. F. (1) Xiu’ses — 43 — 8 — 4 (2) Medical Students — — — — — — (3) Contacts 28 21 28 21 49 38 (4) Special Groups not included in (1) to (3) above;— (a) School leavers 307 395 334 360 334 358 (b) New born babies — — — — — — (e) Students — — — — — — (5) Others 1 4 1 (i 1 9 PREVENTION, CARE and AFTER CARE PART II.—Consultative Clinic for Old People. 'I’he fifth year of the clinic has borne ont the need for such a clinic in the hurgh, although chiropody at modified rates cf)iitinnes to he the thing which attracts the elderly to the clinic. However, the jjrovision of chiropody has trans- formed many of the old folk from semi-amhiilant to fnlly ni(d)ile memhers of the commnnity and the resnltant change of ontlook in itself jnstifies the clinic. Patients are all referred to the clinic by their own doctors, and a health visitor visits them at home to explain the working* of the clinic and to arrange an a])pointment. 1‘iach ])erson attending the clinic is given a thorough medical examination by a Medical Officer of the department and a medico-social (jnestionnaire is comjdeted. A consultative clinic is also held from time to time when a consultant