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Beckenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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The County Authority is, as you know, offering B.C.G.
vaccination to those children approaching school-leaving age, and
no doubt this will later on be extended to cover other age groups.
It will be very interesting in a few years' time to assess what effect
B.C.G. will have had on the incidence of tuberculosis among
the young adult population."
New Cases attending the Chest Clinics for the first time during 1956.
| Adults | Children under 15 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Pulmonary Tukerculosis | 34 | 17 | – | – |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Non-Tuberculous | 63 | 54 | 8 | 7 |
| Negative | Positive | |||
| New Contacts Examined | 179 | 3 | ||
Number of patients admitted to hospital or sanatorium during
the year: 38.
These figures relate to patients resident in Beckenham Borough
only.
BECKENHAM DISTRICT TUBERCULOSIS CARE
COMMITTEE
The valuable work of the above Tuberculosis Care Committee,
which was originally formed in 1948, continues, and I am again happy
to incorporate the following report on the Committee's work during
the year under review, submitted by Mr. M. E. Forster, the present
Hon. Secretary:—
"The welfare work among tubercular patients and their
families in the Borough of Beckenham was continued with
renewed vigour during the past year by the Beckenham District
Tuberculosis Care Committee, which is associated with the Kent
Council of Social Service.
Patients who had been recommended by the Chest Clinic
through their Health Visitors received prompt attention from the
Committee's two Liaison Officers, one working in Beckenham and
the other in West Wickham. If their needs were small, it could
usually be settled on the spot, but more complicated cases were
put before the Committee, which meets once a month.
Cases dealt with vary considerably, and during the year
the following assistance was given:—
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