[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C.

  • Doncaster (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Help in the home was provided during the year as follows: — No. of Hours Cases Employed Maternity (including expectant mothers) 28 2,115 T uberculosis 1 567 Chronic sick, aged 65+ ... 191 44,401 Chronic sick, under 65 10 2,597 Others 27 3,857 257 53,537 This compares with 222 cases and 45,204 hours in the previous year. The help given to the aged and chronic sick increased by 7,000 hours and the per- centage of the total help to the same group rose from 85 to 87. Home Nurssng: The home nursing service was maintained by 8 full time home nurses and 1 senior relief nurse, together with 2 home nurse/midwives. There were 1,476 cases involving 31,611 visits: — Classification of Case: No. of cases attended by Home Nurses / No. of visits paid by Home Nurses Medical ... 860 20,013 Surgical ... 554 8,929 Infectious Diseases 2 55 Tuberculosis 42 2,422 Maternal complications 18 192 TOTAL 1,476 31,611 Patients Visits Patients included in above who were aged 65 and over at the time of first visit ... ... ... 449 15,308 Children included in above who were under five years of age at the time of first visit ... ... 102 973 Patients included in above who had more than 24 visits 125 7,859 Compared with the previous year, there was an overall increase of 3031 visits and the visits to tuberculosis cases alone increased by nearly 2000. Schoo! IViedical Inspections: The periodic examinations included 816 of entrants, 879 of 7 to 8 years group, 811 last year primary, and 607 last year secondary, totalling 3113. There were also 53 special inspections. Only 0.8 per cent, of the children examined were of an unsatisfactory nutri- tional standard, compared with 1,12 for the County generally. During 19,001 examinations for cleanliness, 73 individual pupils were found to have infested heads. In only one instance was it necessary to issue one cleansing notice, under Section 54 (2), of the Education Act 1944, the rest being cleansed by parents when advised by the school nurses. Among the children medically examined, the following defects were found: 163 relating to the eyes, 93 to the ears, 13 of an orthopaedic nature, 13 relating to speech, 5 to the heart and circulation, 13 to chest and lung, and 8 to hernia and other developmental condii’cns. At minor ailments clinics, 311 cases of skin disease were treated. At eye clinics, 571 cases w.;re treated for refraction, squint or other conditions; 107 re-