[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C.

  • Paignton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Paignton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It was soon found, howevei, that in ordei to supplement the limited isolation facilities at King's Ash Isolation Hospital so that practical use should be made of all isolation accommodacion—and because of the prevalence of Diphtheria chiefly in a neighbouring area_native residents and conditions other than the minor infections, would have to be accommodated in the Auxiliary Isolation Hospital also ; and this has been done. During the year 41 cases—evacuees 27, native residents 14— were treated in this Hospital. The following table gives the details :— “ DUNEDIN ” AUXILIARY ISOLATION HOSPITAL. Totnes Disease. Paignton. Brixham. Dartmouth. R.D.C Scarlet Fever 16 6 5 4 Diphtheria ... — 1 Chicken-pox ... 2 Measles 4 1 Whooping Cough 2 Totals 24 8 5 4 E. HARRISON, Matron. Diphtheria Immunisation. Dr. Muriel Morris has continued her good service during the \ear of advising and carrying out preventive inoculation at the Child Welfare Clinic. Two hundred and sixty children, aged 1 to 5 years, have thus been protected. Thanks are also due to Dr. Edith Davies, of the Devon County Council Medical Staff, for her great help with the inoculation of school children, 585 of whom completed immunisation. Isolation Hospital. It will be seen from the table that, with the exception of two cases of Typhoid Fever and one of Scarlet Fever, the isolation accommodation was to an unusual degree (foi a period the normal (^Q]^pi0ixient of patients being exceeded) entirely leouired for the treatment of Diphtheria, of which there were 57 cases (death occurring in one case). For a time this caused unusually tiring demands on the attention and services of the Matron and Nursing Staff, and I have to record my best thanks to them foi their unfailing, willing and skilful work. I have the honour to be. Your obedient servant, A. DICK. IVIedical Officer of Health.