Annual report for the year 1952 / North Wales Mental Hospital Management Committee.

  • North Wales Mental Hospital Management Committee.
Date:
[1953?]
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Credit: Annual report for the year 1952 / North Wales Mental Hospital Management Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Discharge rate on direct admissions Recovery rate on direct admissions 85.2% 46.2% DEATHS Male Female Total Number of deaths . . 55 — 49 — 104 The death rate was 7.0% on the average number resident. Post mortem examinations were conducted in 54.8% of the cases. II.M. Coroner for West Denbighshire held inquests into the cause ol death ol 5 patients. The following verdicts were returned :— Misadventure . . . . 4 Accidental death . . . . 1 HOSPITAL POPULATION Male Female Total Number of patients on Hospital Registers on 31st Dec., 1951 750 — 751 — 1501 Number remaining 31st Dec., 1952 Voluntary 122 — 123 — 245 Temporary — — 3 — 4) O Certified 624 — 638 — 1262 746 764 1510 Fifty-four patients are classified as Ministry of Pension Service cases. The General Health of the Hospital The health of the patients generally has been satisfactory and little epidemic illness has occurred during the year. There were 3 cases of Dysentery ; B. Flexner was isolated in 2 cases and B. Sonne in 1 case. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.—During the year, 2 patients died from pulmonary tuberculosis compared with 4 in 1951 and an average of 7.3 during the years 1934 to 1939. BC.G. V accination.—All nurses are Mantoux tested on joining. Two have received a course of B.C.G. Vaccine this year as against 7 last year.