[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council.

  • Gloucestershire (England). County Council. n 50061360.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Gloucestershire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Non-Tuber culous Conditions Acquired Cardio Vascular Lesion .. Acquired Abnormality of the Bony Thorax Abnormality of the Diaphragm Bronchial Carcinoma Benign Tumour Bronchiectasis Congenital Cardiac Lesion Collapsed Lobe Cystic Degenerative Disease Bacterial & Virus Infections of Lungs Congenital Abnormality of the Bony Thorax Enlarged Mediastinal Glands Emphysema Foreign Body in Lung Metastases in Lung Pulmonary Fibrosis Pleural Thickening Pneumoconiosis Sarcoidosis Shrapnel in Rib Spontaneous Pneumothorax Tumour of Bony Thorax Total Male Female Total 11 3 14 6 . 6 1 1 2 6 2 8 2 — 2 14 10 24 4 2 6 1 — 1 1 — 1 12 4 16 1 5 6 1 1 2 5 1 6 1 — 1 . 1 1 17 8 25 20 11 31 13 13 — 1 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 1 118 51 169 2. General (a) Home Nursing Requisites The British Red Cross Society and the St. John Ambulance Brigade continue to act as the County Council’s agents for the temporary loan of articles and maintain 66 depots. The voluntary effort expended in administering these depots is a source of much satisfaction. Articles which are required for long periods or permanently are supplied through the Health Depart- ment and include supplies of beds, bedding, disinfectants and paper handkerchiefs for tuberculous patients. (b) Rest Homes (i) Old People The arrangements with the Gloucestershire Old People’s Housing Society for the maintenance of beds at Toddington Grange for elderly persons recuperative and holiday home care continues very usefu y. Admissions during the year totalled 77.