[Report 1935] / Third Quarter, Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council.

  • Durham (England : County). Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Third Quarter, Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2) I submit the following statement with regard to surgical appliances supplied to tuber- culous patients on the recommendation of the tuberculosis medical officers :— Case No. Description of Appliance. Cost of Appliance. Amount Contri- buted by Patient. Amount payable by the County Council. £ s. d. £. s d. £ ■ s. d. 27915 Poroplastic jacket ... 2 5 0 • • • 25 0 35257 Repairs to surgical boot ... 0 11 9 . • 0 11 9 46142 Thomas’ knee sphnt and patten ... 1 12 6 0 7 6 1 5 0 46837 Repairs to Thomas’ hip splint 0 12 6 • • 0 12 6 35944 Left surgical boot ... 5 3 0 • . . 5 3 0 46974 Chance’s spinal brace 5 18 6 2 0 0 3 18 6 41244 Left surgical boot ... 1 19 6 ... 1 19 6 48166 Left surgical shoe and fellow shoe ... 2 18 6 0 12 6 2 6 0 48311 Absorbent apparatus 3 10 0 3 10 0 49330 Thomas’hip splint... 1 12 6 0 12 6 1 0 0 5146 Right surgical boot with leg strap 2 8 6 0 10 0 1 18 6 43572 Repairs to spinal jacket ... 0 8 6 0 8 6 49717 Repairs to spinal brace 0 19 6 0 19 6 29950 Pair of crutches ... 0 11 10 0 11 10 46209 Adjustments to hip splint... 0 10 6 0 10 6 21623 Left surgical boot ... 4 15 0 0 5 0 4 10 0 39078 Walking cahper ... ... ... ... 2 17 6 2 17 6 45761 Repairs to spinal support ... 0 9 6 0 9 6 37730 Walking cahper 1 15 0 1 15 0 39229 Bradford frame 2 2 0 2 2 0 38405 Hip splint, patten and crutches ... 2 8 6 2 8 6 40007 Repairs to Thomas’ hip splint 0 9 6 0 4 9 0 4 9 38727 Left surgical boot ... 1 19 6 1 19 6 34913 Adj ustments to walking cahper sphnt 0 17 6 0 17 6 8173 Repairs to surgical boot ... 1 5 6 1 5 6 38856 Repairs to surgical boot ... 0 6 6 0 6 6 49040 New patten ... 0 5 0 0 5 0 38924 Pair of crutch rubbers 0 2 4 0 2 4 42345 Repairs to Chance’s spinal brace ... 0 5 6 0 2 0 0 3 6 48608 Repairs to walking cahper ... 0 7 6 0 7 6 48626 Bradford frame 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 22063 Single crutch 0 6 6 0 6 6 42959 Instep support for shoe 0 10 6 0 2 6 0 8 0 49040 Pair of crutches 0 12 3 0 12 3 Totals £55 0 2 £5 17 9 £49 2 5 (3) ADMISSIONS TO SANATORIA AND HOSPITALS.—The number admitted to sanatoria and other residential institutions was 278 (including 18 who had previously received institutional treatment), as against 291 in the last quarter, and the total number receiving residential treatment on the 30th September was 559 as against 550 at the end of last quarter. This number includes 21 discharged service men. The distribution of these cases in the several institutions is as follows :— (4) SANATORIA—TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS Males. Females. Holywood Hah Sanatorium, Wolsingham ... 179 — Sunderland Tuberculosis Hospital ... — 25 Stannington Children’s Sanatorium 20 80 Helmington Row Tuberculosis Hospital ... 12 — Tindale Crescent Tuberculosis Hospital ... — 12 Preston Hah Colony ... 4 — Earl’s House Sanatorium, Durham... 77 — Seaham Hah Sanatorium — 129 Totals ... 292 246 Totals