Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of the city and borough of Pietermaritzburg.

  • Pietermaritzburg (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1961]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of the city and borough of Pietermaritzburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1961. Medical Examination of Bantu; Cont’d. The number of Bantu female domestic servants coming forward for voluntary examination remains extremely low. Every person appearing at the Pass Office who does not possess evidence of recent successful vaccination, is vaccinated ( a single insertion only.) A Miniature X-Ray is taken of every Bantu attending the Medical Examination sessions, unless they have been X-Rayed within the preceding 6 months. Sobantu (Bantu) Village Dispensary; The Out-Patient Dispensary is conducted by this Department. Three sessions are held each week, attended by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health, while a full-time Bantu Nurse, who lives at the Village, assists at the Clinic, does the necessary dressings and follow-up treatment, and visits patients in their homes. Number of New Patients attending Dispensary : 2,918 Re-attendances at Dispensary . : 282 Home Visits . : 1,395 Surgical Dressings . : 9,554 The Council's trained Bantu District Nurse carried out a total of 3,841 Home Nursing Visits, 695 New Cases being registered this year. Health Propaganda: Our Envelopes all carry Diphtheria immunisation slogans. Considerable publicity was obtained through the press for Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccination and when Rabies was reported. Circulars have been sent through the Electric Light Accounts to practically every household in Pietermaritzburg on the following subjects:- Rabies, X-Ray to prevent Tuberculosis. Groups of Nurses have been shown over the Abattoir during their training. (16) STAFF: The Staff of the Department at 31st December, 1961, was as follows ADMINISTRATIVE AND OFFICE Medical Officer of Health . Asst. Medical Officer of Health . Clinical Medical Officer .. Chief Clerk.... Clerk ....... Junior Clerk .... Senior Woman Clerical Asst. Junior Woman Clerical Assts. M.Maister, B.A., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. K. J. Aitken, M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. J. M. Lalor, M.B., B.Ch., E. Bastow E. D. Gafney Miss S. M. Ward Miss E. M. Hughes Miss Y. W. Gafney Miss N. E. Wilkinson Miss A. D. Cameron INSPECTORATE Chief Health Inspector...... : C. F. Wyatt, Cert. R.S.I., Meat & Other Foods Cert. R.S.I., Tropical Hygiene Cert. R.S.I. Health Inspectors.... : D.C. Johnston, Cert. R.S.I., Tropical Hygiene Cert. R.S.I. : C. L. 0. Iversen, Cert. R.S.I., Meat & Other Foods Cert. R.S.I., Trop. Hygiene Cert. R.S I. : S. Tulleken, Cert. R.S.I., Meat & Other Foods Cert. R.S.I., Tropical Hygiene Cert. R.S.I. : D. S. Wark, Cert. R.S.I. : J. A. Lourens, Cert. R.S.I. : Position Vacant Bantu /