[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C.

  • Bilston (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pneumonia, Malaria elc. The number of notifications under the Regulations of January 1919 received since that date is. Pneumonia 661, Malaria 10,(8 of which occurred in 1919, i in 1920 and i in 1921,) Dysentry and Trench Fever none. Xo arrangements are made by the Council for nursing cases of pneumonia and no action beyond the recording of the notification is taken. Domiciliary nursing is excellently carried out by the District Nurses working under the Local Branch of the Queen ^dctoria Nursing Association and many patients have great ly benefitted from their care and attention. Return cases of Scarlet Fever. No return cases of Scarlet Fever have been notified during the last five years. Encephalitis Lethargica. During the last five years 13 cases of encephalitis lethargica have been notified, i in 1925, ten in 1924 and two in 1921. The deaths for this period numbered 5, 2 in 1921 and 3 in 1924. Supply of Diphtheria Antitoxin A supply of antitoxon is kept at the Police Station and is available for the use ot medical practitioners on application at any time, da}^ or night. Arrangements for the examination of pathological and bacter- iological specimens. The arrangements made by the Staffordshire County Council for pathological and bacteriological examinations were greatly extended during last year. A large number of tests are now done in the County Laborator}' free of charge, concern- ing cases of Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Enteric Fever, also exam- inations of the blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid, together with milk and water and various food organisms in cases of food poisoning. The following 386 examinations were made for this area during 1925.