[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City.

  • Lincoln (England). City Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Lincoln City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    s The number of new cases of definite venereal diseases amongst patients domiciled in the City who came under treatment for the first time during the period of 5 years is given below :— Syphilis. Soft Chancre. Gonorrhoea. Total. 1940 18 — 53 7i 1941 7 1 47 55 1942 18 — 53 7i 1943 21 — 55 76 1944 25 — 40 65 It is of the utmost importance that patients should seek treatment as early as possible and should continue treatment until declared free of infection by the Medical Officers in Charge of the Clinics. The Venereal Diseases Clinics continued to be conducted on con¬ fidential lines. The bacteriological and pathological investigations in connection with Venereal Diseases continued to be carried out at_ the Grimsby Venereal Diseases Clinics. Defence (General) Regulations—Regulation 33B. Ten persons were notified in 1944 on Form I to the Medical Officer of Health under 33B as compared with 4 persons during the previous year. In one case only more than one Form was received. Arrangements were made for seven of the persons to attend the Clinic, but it was not possible to take action in respect of the remaining three persons, as the particulars received were not complete. CANCER. There were 106 deaths from Cancer as compared with 138 in 1943. The Radiotherapy Treatment Centre at the Scunthorpe War Memorial Hospital established on 15th July, 1942, by the Joint Com¬ mittee of the three County Councils and the two County Boroughs of Lincolnshire was available during the year. The Lincoln County Hospital was approved by the Joint Com¬ mittee from 1st June, 1943, for the treatment of Cancer cases other than by radiotherapy, and the Joint Committee accepted the respon¬ sibility for the cost of treatment at this Hospital. At the Scunthorpe War Memorial Hospital 39 Lincoln Residents received in-patient treatment and 13 out-patient treatment. At the Lincoln County Hospital 73 Lincoln residents received in¬ patient treatment, and 64 out-patient treatment. CARE OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES. The arrangements were on similar lines as in previous years. On 31st December, 1944, there were 196 mental defectives under the care of the Council, of which 78 were in Institutions, 14 were on Licence, 21 under Guardianship, 32 under Statutory Supervision, 49 under Voluntary Supervision and 2 were evacuated from other areas.. The Public Health Medical Staff examined 10 cases for the purpose of Certification and 6 cases were either re-examined or were examined for special reports. ' At the end of the year there were 28 Mental Defectives attending the Occupation Centre as against 26 at the commencement of the year.