[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUBERCULOSIS Table showing notifications and number of deaths from Tuber- culosis over past 40 years :— N w Cases Deaths No. of n Not ew cases ified Rate p popul er 1,000 ation Number of deaths Rate per 1,000 population Year Res- Non- Res- Res- Non- Res- Res- Non- Res- Res- Non- Res- piratory piratory piratory piratory piratory piratory piratory piratory 1913 40 16 1.3 .5 20 16 .6 .5 1923 70 32 1.8 .9 31 16 .9 .45 1933 39 12 1.0 .3 29 7 .8 .2 1934 68 14 1.8 .4 21 6 .6 .2 1935 59 17 1.6 .5 36 6 .9 .2 1936 52 13 1.4 .4 36 7 .9 .2 1937 59 10 1.6 .3 25 8 .7 .3 1938 35 13 .9 .4 21 3 .6 .09 1951 42 15 1.2 .4 15 1 .4 .03 1952 51 12 1.3 .3 6 2 .15 .05 1953 32 20 .8 .5 7 2 .2 .05 1954 41 11 1.1 .3 7 — .18 — 1955 29 16 .74 .4 11 1 .28 — 1956 43 5 1.09 .13 5 — .13 — 1957 28 5 .72 .13 3 1 .08 .03 1958 19 8 .48 .20 3 — .08 — 1959 18 6 .46 .15 4 1 .10 .03 The number of new cases of Tuberculosis again showed a decrease on previous years. The treatment of Tuberculous patients is undertaken by the Regional Hospital Boards and the Chest Physicians. Enquiries regarding the domiciliary care of Tuberculous patients should be addressed to the County Medical Officer of Health. The County Council will assist in the domiciliary care of tuber- culous and other patients, by the provision on loan or otherwise, of beds, bedding, sickroom equipment and home help assistance. In addition, sleeping out shelters are available for certain tuberculous patients. Assistance is granted in necessitous cases towards the cost of the travelling expenses of relatives visiting long stay patients in hos- pitals and sanatoria. In practice it has been found that the great majority of applications for assistance have been relatives of tuberculous patients. Assistance is granted for visits to hospitals and sanatoria which are not less than 40 miles from the residence of the applicant, and is subject to the following conditions.