[Report 1919] / County Tuberculosis Officer, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council.

  • Cheshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / County Tuberculosis Officer, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Under Regulations issued by the Ministry of Pensions for the guidance of Medical Boards and Local War Pensions Com- mittees, Tuberculosis Officers are consulted as Special Referees in regard to discharged or demobilised sailors or soldiers suffer- ing or suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis in any form. In accord with the request of the Ministry of Health the County Council have agreed to the services of their Tuberculosis Officers being made use of in this connection under the organisa- tion of the County scheme, and a large number of Ex-service men have been referred to the Dispensaries for examination and certification. Daily occupation is one of the most potent of the many factors which determine the condition of health, susceptibility to specific diseases, and probable duration of the life of the individual. The conditions under which many industries are carried on, and in which a large proportion of workers live have been shown to be powerful agents predisposing to tuberculosis. It has been thought desirable, therefore, to devote a section of this Report to a survey of social and industrial features prevailing in the County in order to supplement information contained in the Reports of the County Medical Officer regarding housing, sanitation and general conditions affecting the health of the population of the area. Information concerning incidence of tuberculosis in relation to occupations is of special interest having regard to proposals for After-Care work, and Training schemes for re- introduction into employment of persons affected with and partially incapacitated by the disease. There is evident need for research regarding conditions affecting the incidence ob Tuberculosis in relation to environ- ment, and occupation, its prevalence and aetiology, and with regard to its curative treatment and prevention. It is satisfactory to record that a Medical Research 'Committee has been inaugurated under the direction of the