[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of Schick Tests performed during year t School Children ii Infant Welfare Children ... ... ... — Number of attendances for Schick test and inspection ... 22 Tuberculosis Cases requiring treatment are admitted to the County Sanatorium, Lenham, where 10 beds are reserved for the use of patients from Canterbury. I regret to report, however, that these beds do not adequately meet the needs of the City, and the waiting time for beds is considerable. Every endeavour is made to secure the admission of patients to other sanatoria, but owing to the general chfhculties of staffing hospitals this is extremely difficult. The influx of repatriated prisoners of war suffering from Tuberculosis has no doubt contributed to the difficulties of arranging institutional treatment. The following number of patients received treatment in the County Sanatorium, Eenham, during the year : — Patient days 10 remaining under treatment from 1944 1061 27 admitted during 1945 2481 3542 The average bed occupation was 354 days per bed. Allowances for Persons Undertaking Treatment. The scheme for providing financial assistance to persons suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis which was introduced by the iMinistry of Health in 1943 and was reported on in detail in my report for 1944, has operated throughout the year. The scheme, although not generous in application, does mitigate financial difficulties, especially in cases where the patient is the “ breadwinner ” of a family. During the year 10 males and 6 females have received benefit under the scheme. The following table gives the number of cases notified during the War years. Site Number of Notifications 1939 VI F 1940 M F 1941 1 1942 M F 1 M F 1943 M F 1944 M F 1945 M F Lungs Glands ... Bones, Joints, etc. 19 4 1 3 1 2 17 15 2 3 2 2 11 13 12 17 15 4 2 3 3 2 2 7 10 2 3 2 — 13 16 2 — 18 9 — 3 — 1