[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands).

  • Shetland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    relatives, but to get people to nurse and look after them in their homes may not be so easy. There are at present old people known to the public health authorities who are not able to look after them- selves, but who refuse to consider entering an institution. Unfortunately they consider some stigma will be attached to them if they do this. The whole question of the care of the aged members of the community is going to become more of a problem year by year. LABORATORY SERVICE The following statement of laboratory examinations for the year has been provided by Dr. Smith:- CITY HOSPITAL, ABERDEEN LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS FOR SHETLAND January December, 1945 •: •Y .. Grand Diphtheria: Throat, nose and ear positive Negative Total Total swabs. Tuberculosis: 0 10 10 10 Sputum 25 75 100 Faeces 0 2 2 Urines 0 12 12 pus and fluids 0 7 7 Cerebro-sninal fluids 1 i , Enteric Fevers: 8 9 130 Blood cultures 0 9 9 Widals 4 21 25 Faeces 11 7 18 Urines Undulant Fever:. 2 7 9 61 Blood agglutinations Bacillary Dysentery: ' 0 8 8 8 Faeces Food Poisoning: . • , iv ■29 'i 46 4(5 Blood culture 0 l 1 1 Carry forward 256