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Beckenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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New Cases attending the Tuberculosis Dispensaries for the first time during 1947
(Information from the Tuberculosis Officer)
| Adults | Children under 15 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Pulmonary | 32 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Negative | 89 | 109 | 38 | 55 |
| Negative Positive | ||||
| Contacts Examined | 120 | 4 | - | - |
No. of patients admitted to Sanatoria during the year: 66
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The Voluntary Tuberculosis Care Committee which was formed
in 1938 has continued to raise considerable sums of money and used
them for the benefit of local patients. This voluntary fund gives
assistance to patients in ways which supplement the official schemes,
and I feel that a word of congratulation is due to the Hon. Secretary
and Committee for their continued good work for the benefit of the
Tuberculosis patient.
I understand that since the Committee was formed an amount of
over £1,300 has been raised from local sources, and a special activity
of the Committee has been the boarding out of child contacts to
minimise the risk of infecting young children.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
No occasion has arisen during the year to exercise the powers
conferred by these Regulations of prohibiting any person engaged
in the milk trade from continuing his employment.
Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 169).
It has not been necessary to apply for an Order under this Section
for the removal of a patient to hospital.