[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Selkirk County Council.

  • Selkirkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Selkirk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    various country schools. Individual cottages will also be visited by the doctor. It will be noticed that we had seven cases of Diphtheria in the County during 1946. Three of these cases were later found to be tonsillitis, and of the remaining four, two cases had been immunised and two had not. IV. TUBERCULOSIS. Table 1. 1946 M. F. Total Number of cases notified during the year 6 4 10 Number of cases died during the year 1 6 7 Number of cases known to be suffering from T.B. at 31st December . 50 37 87 Table 2. Classification and Age Incidence of Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases notified. 1946 Age Group Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary Total Under 5 ..... — — — 5 and under 10 — — — 10 „ „ 15 — 1 1 15 » » 25 3 — 3 25 » » 35 3 — 3 35 » » 45 — — — 45 » 65 3 — 3 65 and over — — — Total 9 I 10