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Barnes 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Hospital Administration. 5i Age and Sex Distribution of Diphtheria Cases.
| YEARS. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1. | 1-2. | 2—3. | 3-4. | 4—5. | 5-10. | 10—15. | 15 and over. | ||
| Males | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Females | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Both Sexes | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43 |
COMPLICATIONS OF DIPHTHERIA CASES.
Paralysis 2 Tonsils and Adenoids 3
Serum Rash 7 Tracheotomy 1
Albuminuria 12 Laryngeal Diphtheria 4
Conjunctivitis 1 Tuberculosis 1
Heart Disease 1 Whooping Cough 2
Antitoxin is given as a matter of routine in all cases.
THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
The Local Authority has suitable accommodation in the
administrative block of its hospital, and this is used for the purpose,
though three rooms are the minimum of space practicable. The
Dispensary is open on two days a week at times so arranged as to
suit working people and shop assistants.
The Dispensary, properly conducted, is perhaps the most important
link in the chain of Tuberculosis administration. It is here
that the patient is often seen for the first time, and it is from here
that his future mode of life must be determined. Patients are
given cod-liver oil with or without malt and such palliative remedies
as cough linctus, throat lozenges and antiseptic inhalations, also
simply worded or pictorial leaflets to study carefully at home.
Patients are advised to keep as quiet as possible for 24 hours after