[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council.

  • Isle of Wight (England). County Council. n 83204987.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The new cases shown in Table IV. include all the primary notifications and also any new cases coming otherwise to the notice of the medical officer during the year. These last numbered 33, 21 being transfers from other areas (19), the death returns giving the first information in 10 and 2 cases were re-instated on the register because they returned to the Island. The primary notifications numbered 66 making up the total of 100 “ new ” cases, as against 100 and 114 in the two preceding years. Sixty-seven of them suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis (76) and 33 from non-pulmonary tuberculosis (24). In addition 1 “ cured ” case (pulmonary male) was re-entered on the register. The deaths from tuberculosis numbered 40 (50). Thirty-five of these deaths were caused by pulmonary tuberculosis (44), 22 males and 13 females, and 5 by non-pulmonary tuberculosis (6). Table V. shows that there were 470 cases on the Tuberculosis Register on the 1st January and 493 on the 31st December, 1941. Number of Patients Pulmonary M. F. N on-Pul monary M. F. Total M. F. On Register at end of 1940 188 154 65 63 253 217 Added during 1941 (new7 cases) ... 24 18 10 14 34 32 Cases removed from other areas 5 12 A — 9 12 Old cases left re-admitted 2 — — — 2 — Old ‘ Cured ’ ,, ,, 1 — — — 1 — Gross Total 220 00 79 77 299 261 Removed to other areas during 1941 21 3 5 i 26 4 Removed—Diagnosis unconfirmed 1 — — 1 — Removed from the Register as being ‘Cured’ 1 2 — 1 1 3 Died during 1941 19 ii — — 19 11 Died from other diseases... 1 i — 1 1 Totals to be removed from Register 43 17 5 2 48 19 Number on Register at the end of 1941 177 167 74 75 251 242 The number of observation and nursing visits paid to tuberculous patients by the district nurses was 1170 against 1122 and 1349 in the two previous years. On the dispensary books there were 354 patients at the end of the year, 235 of whom were suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis and 119 from other forms of the disease, 75 were children under 15 years of age and 279 were adults. In addition 51 persons were under observation at the end of the year for the purpose of diagnosis, making a total of 405 on1 the dispensary books. The number of attendances at or in connection with the dispensaries was 437, and the number of new persons examined 198. Seven of these last were contacts as against 10 in the previous year. Two of the contacts were children and 5 were adults. Three were patients transferred from other areas, 3 who had been seen previously and who had been ‘lost sight of’ returned. Forty-five of the adults were tuberculous, 26 men and 19 women, and 10 of the children, 7 boys and 3 girls : 43 suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and 12 from non-pulmonary tuberculosis, of whom 3 were adults, 2 men and 1 woman, and 9 were children, 6 boys and 3 girls. During the financial year ended 31st March, 1942, a daily ration of milk was given to 11 patients, for periods varying from 8 weeks to 52 weeks. At the beginning of the year, 6 patients were receiving grants, 5 were added during the year, and at the end of the year 6 were in receipt of milk. Table VI.—Showing the Total Number of Patients treated at various Sanatoria and Hospitals during 1941. Sanatorium or Hospital Resident at beginning of year Admissions during year Discharges during year (inc. Deaths) Remaining end of year Longford Sanatorium 32 149 141 40 Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital, Alton 4 4 2 6 Royal National Hospital, Ventnor 1 *10 10 i Middleton Sanatorium, Ilkeley, Yorks. ... — 1 1 — Brompton Hospital 1 1 Totals 37 165 155 47 Six of these were admitted for a few days only.