[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER-CARE (Section 28) Tuberculosis Details of notified cases and other statistics relating to tuberculosis are given in the Infectious Diseases Section of the Report. There has been no change in the staffing arrangements. Dr. H. S. Bagshaw, Chest Physician, undertakes duties in connection with Prevention and After-Care and the Tuberculosis Health Visitors assist at the Chest Clinic sessions. Dr. Bagshaw is also available for regular consultation on problems which arise in connection with tuberculous patients. These arrangements provide for co-operation between the preventive and curative services. The supply of milk to patients attending the Chest Clinic and in need of extra nourishment has been continued. During the year 29 individual patients were issued with 197 orders for the. supply of free milk. Each order permits the supply of milk for the period of four weeks, and 103 orders were for two pints per day and 94 orders for one pint per day. On the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health the Housing Committee gives re-housing priority to cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with a positive sputum and certain other cases receive some degree of priority. During the year priority recommendations were made in respect of 8 cases. There were 6 families re-housed under this arrangement. Mass Miniature Radiography The Manchester Regional Hospital Board have mobile mass miniature radiography units which serve the area, but a unit did not visit the Borough during the year. In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 64/50, Home Office Circular 228/50 and Ministry of Education Circular 248, staff requiring X-ray examination prior to engagement and at regular intervals are referred to a Mass Miniature Radiography Unit for an X-ray of the chest. Unfortunately no Unit was in the vicinity during the year and any necessary X-ray examinations were undertaken by the staff of the Chest Clinic. In almost all cases the X-ray examination of entrants to courses of training for teaching is undertaken by the Mass Miniature Radiography Service of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board and in only occasional cases is it necessary for this examination to be made at a hospital or chest clinic and a charge incurred. B.C.G. Vaccination The following arrangements are in operation:— Vaccination of Contacts. — The vaccination of selected contacts of known tuberculosis cases in accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 72/49 has been continued. The arrangements are under the control and supervision of Dr. H. S. Bagshaw, Chest Physician. During the year 106 children (62 boys, 44 girls) and 4 adults (males) who were found to be Mantoux negative, received vaccination. Subsequent Mantoux tests were positive.