[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Month %? No. of patients carried Journeys under taken M ilcage Patient carrying A bortive Total Patient carrying Abortive Total January 6044 2001 35 2036 57009 227 57236 February 5691 1840 37 1877 53876 190 54066 March 6225 1948 37 1985 56129 204 56333 April 5961 1784 36 1820 56830 154 56984 May 5610 1811 30 1841 55136 109 55245 June 5749 1798 27 1825 56530 131 56661 July 6312 1922 26 1948 60801 118 60919 August 5158 1591 20 1611 48481 72 48553 September 5681 1646 33 1679 52093 85 52178 October 6812 2024 30 2054 62550 117 62667 November 6370 1941 24 1965 56059 106 56165 December 6162 1909 18 1927 56669 57 56726 Totals 71775 22215 353 22568 672163 1570 673733 SECTION 28. PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE Care Almoner Service The Care Almoners’ work has been referred to under Tuber¬ culosis.” In addition to following up tuberculous patients and their families in their own homes, they investigate on the social and domestic side cases of general illness referred to them by General Practitioners, Almoners of Hospitals, etc. The number of new cases brought to their notice during 1953 was 259, including 124 tuberculous cases. The main function of the Care Almoners is to advise and assist patients in carrying out the doctors’ recommendations for after-care, as far as possible, and in this connection they work in close contact with the National Assistance Board on financial matters, with the Ministry of Labour on questions of training and employment, and with the Sussex Rural Community Council for any other assistance required by tuber¬ culous cases. Provision of Nursing Equipment The Scheme has been continued, whereby articles required by patients being nursed in their own homes are supplied on loan from depots established by District Nursing Associations, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and the British Red Cross Society. Recuperative Holidays Arrangements were continued, as in 1952, whereby patients on discharge from hospital, or recovery from illness at home, were provided with recuperative holidays before they returned to work or domestic duties. Such cases are recommended by the doctor in charge of the case, and, after careful investigation by the County Care Almoners and consideration of the circumstances by the County Medical Officer, are