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TUBERCULOSIS
On 31st December 1951, there were on the register nine
hundred and eleven cases of Tuberculosis, of whom seven hundred
and forty nine were Pulmonary cases and one hundred and sixty
two non-Pulmonary cases. The death rate from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis was 0.20 per 1,000 of population, and for nonPulmonary
Tuberculosis 0.04 per 1,000 of population. The total
death rate for Tuberculosis was 0.24 per 1,000 of population,
compared with 0.17 per 1,000 of population in 1950. Corresponding
death rates for England and Wales were: Pulmonary 0.27 per 1,000
of population: non-Pulmonary 0.04 per 1,000 of population.
The number of new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis was
seventy four, compared with sixty five in 1950. The number of
new cases of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis was ten, compared with
eleven in 1950.
The increase in the number of new cases of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis reflects the increasing use of modern diagnostic
services. The objective of the campaign against Tuberculosis
is to find and bring under control all infectious or potentially
infectious cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and to prevent
the development of new foci of infection by early treatment
and complete cure. This can be attained by the extended
use of Mass X-Ray supported by the protection of the susceptible
by B.C.G. vaccination, advancing research and trial of new
drugs, progressive improvement in housing and adequate
accommodation in sanatoria.
The suppression of non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis is being
advanced by the introduction of "specified" areas where all
milk is required to be either pasteurised or designated as has
been the practice in this Borough for many years.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee, under the chairmanship
of County Alderman Miss Edith Hoole, has progressively developed
the social service to patients and families in the Borough.
Clothing, bedding, extra nourishment and the many other needs
for reablement, have been generously provided. The scheme
for holidays for children has been especially supported for
its preventive and recreative value. The wide range of good
work being done by this Committee deserves support and
appreciation.
The scheme for allowances to patients operated beneficially.
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