Report of the Department of Public Health for the year ending September 30th ... and of the Deputy Registrar General containing the vital statistics of the Province for the year ending December 31st ... / Province of Nova Scotia.

  • Nova Scotia. Department of Public Health.
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[1938]
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Credit: Report of the Department of Public Health for the year ending September 30th ... and of the Deputy Registrar General containing the vital statistics of the Province for the year ending December 31st ... / Province of Nova Scotia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of positive cases re-examined.524—55.2% Number of suspected cases re-examined. 51— 5.3% Number of negative cases re-examined.373—39.5% 948 Total cases seen during the year.1644 Respectfully submitted, J. S. ROBERTSON, M.D., D.P.H. Divisional Medical Health Officer. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, November 30, 1938. REPORT OF DIVISIONAL MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER, DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT OF CAPE BRETON ISLAND To the Chief Health Officer: 1 beg to submit my report for the fiscal year ending November 30th, 1938. The District Health Unit of Cape Breton Island has developed to a considerable extent during the past year. The work and development will be touched on under separate headings. Public Health Nursing It is most gratifying to report an increase in the Public Health Nursing Staff of the Health Unit. In September, 1937, there were 3 full time nurses in the Island. By November, the number had increased to 5 with another nurse spending part time in Guysboro and part time in the southern portion of Inverness County. During 1938, the staff has been increased to 11 full time nurses. These nurses are all qualified by clini¬ cal experience and public health education. This number of nurses has made possible the division of the Island into 10 districts, the size of which admits of easier administration with the consequent improved knowledege of public health problems through more intimate and personal contact with families and officers within these areas.