Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BATTERSEA Pulmonary Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the Register ; and (6) the reasons for removal of all cases written off the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1921. | 1921—6. | 1927. | ||||||||||||||
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| Class T.B minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. : | Class T.B. plus. | ||||||||||||
Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus)- | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | ||||||
1 (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease arrested. | Adults—M. | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
F. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Children | 24 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
Disease not arrested. | Adults—M. | 5 | 12 | 5 | — | 17 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
F. | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
Children | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Condition not ascertained during the year | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | ||
Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 59 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 54 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 85 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 24 | ||
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as recovered. | Adults—M. | — | — | All | classes – | 54 | 7 | 3 | _ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
F. | — | — | — | — | 63 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | 220 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | — | _ | — | — | 575 | 99 | 51 | 104 | 38 | 193 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 28 | ||
DEAD. | Adults—M. | — | — | — | — | 243 | 25 | 22 | 138 | 154 | 314 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 47 | |
F. | — | — | — | — | 183 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 111 | 192 | 5 | — | 20 | 18 | 38 | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Total written off Dispensary Register | — | — | — | — | 1380 | 164 | 92 | 315 | 309 | 716 | 29 | 4 | 68 | 42 | 114 | ||
Grand Totals | — | — | — | — | 1482 | 218 | 119 | 365 | 317 | 801 | 41 | 10 | 82 | 46 | 138 |