[Report 1925] / School Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire).

  • Lindsey (England : County). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / School Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Parts of Lindsey (Lincolnshire). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS. The County Council are the Authority under the National Health Insurance Act and Regulations of the Ministry of Health for the provision of a comprehensive scheme of treat¬ ment of tuberculosis for all sections of the community in the county. The Tuberculosis Scheme in Lindsey provides for Sana¬ torium and Hospital Treatment, including travelling expenses if necessary, Dispensary Treatment, After-care and Super¬ vision, Treatment at Orthopaedic Clinics (commencing June, 1926), the provision of appliances in surgical cases, the pro¬ vision of shelters, beds and bedding, the provision of extra nourishment for special cases, free bacteriological examination of sputum and other pathological specimens. Staff. The County Medical Officer acts as Chief Tuberculosis Officer. The seven assistant Medical Officers devote part of their time to the treatment and prevention of tubercu¬ losis and part to School Medical work. Two of them hold joint appointments which include that of District Medical Officer of Health. Notification. All cases of Tuberculosis must be notified to the Local Sanitary Authority. The District Medical Officer of Health is required to keep a Register of Cases, and to correct it for persons who have left the district, and for deaths. The names and addresses of all notified cases have to be sent to the County Medical Officer weekly, and a return of the number on the Register once a quarter. The Tuberculosis Officers on receipt of notifications through the County Medical Officer make such inquiries on behalf of the District Medical Officer of Health, and take such steps as are necessary or desirable for investigating the source of infection, for preventing the spread of infection and for re¬ moving conditions favourable to infection. In every case a letter is first written by the Tuberculosis Officer to the Medical attendant of the patient, informing him of the time of his proposed visit in order that they may consult together as to whether any of the means of treatment provided by the Council are applicable to the case, and that they may make arrangements for the examination of persons who have been in contact with the patient. The number of primary notifications reported by the County Medical Officer to the Ministry of Health from 4th January,