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Battersea 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Form TI45a-(Contd.). Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates | Previous to 1921 | 1921—7 | 1928 | 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | |||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease arrested. | Adults—M. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Children | - | -- | -- | - | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | ||
| Disease not arrested. | Adults—M. | - | - | - | - | - | --- | -- | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| F. | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | - | 2 | — | 2 | - | -- | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Children | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Discharged as recovered. | Adults—M. | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |
| F. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Children | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 78 | 119 | 4 | - | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 21 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 93 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 127 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 9 | ||
| DEAD. | Adults—M. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F. | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | - | - | -- | - | - | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | ||
| Children ... | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | — | - | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 31 | 11 | 18 | 92 | 152 | 73 | 30 | 31 | 164 | 298 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 24 | ||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 32 | 11 | 19 | 93 | 155 | 76 | 32 | 35 | 176 | 319 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 34 | ||