[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15 NUMBER OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS, RESPIRATORY AND NON-RESPIRATORY NOTIFIED DURING 1954 AND THE NUMBER OF DEATHS (LOCAL STATISTICS) AGE PERIOD. New Cases. Deaths. Respiratory. Non- Respiratory. Respiratory. Non- Respiratory. r M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Under 5 1 1 5—14 2 2 1 2 15—24 6 8 4 1 25—44 11 2 1 45—64 4 1 1 1 2 1 65 + 3 1 3 Totals 26 11 2 9 8 2 1 No. of new cases of Tuberculosis (all kinds) notified in year per 1,000 population .... 1.46 No. of Respiratory cases notified in year per 1,000 population 1.13 Deaths from respiratory tuberculosis during the year were ten, eight males and two females (0.30 per 1,000 population). The rates of deaths per 1,000 of the population from Respiratory and Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis are still higher than those for England and Wales as a whole. The notifications of new cases were five more than those for 1953. Mass Radiography Service—A fixed Mass Radiography Unit operates at Trinity Place, Swansea (near the Central Police Station). School children should attend between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Mondays. Other patients can attend as follows :— Mondays—2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays—10 a.m. to 12 noon ; 2 to 4 p.m. ; and 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays—10 a.m. to 12 noon ; 2 to 4 p.m.