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Bethnal Green 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
| A.—New cases examined during the year (excluding contacts): | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 56 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 42 | 16 | 17 | 134 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 118 | 144 | 69 | 56 | 387 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| *(b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 73 | 65 | 76 | 244 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 218 | 136 | 132 | 636 |
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on Dec. 31st: | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely Tuberculous | 287 | 174 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 36 | 87 | 73 | 331 | 210 | 102 | 90 | 733 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
1. Number of cases on Dispen8. Number of visits by
sary Register on January 1st 701 701 culosis Officers to homes
2. Number of cases transferred (including personal
from other areas and cases sulfations) 146
returned after discharge
der Head 3 in previous years 18 9. Number of Visits by Nurses or
3. Number of cases transferred .Health Visitors to Homes
toother areas, cases not for Dispensary purposes 3094
desiring further assistance 10. Number of:—
under the scheme, and cases {a) Specimens of sputum, &c„
lost sight of 42 examined 610
4. Cases written off duung the
year as Dead (all causes) 86 (b) X-ray examinations made
5. Number of attendances at the in connection with
Dispensary (including consary work 187
tacts 4653 11. Number of ''Recovered"
6. Number of Insured Persons cases restored to Dispensary
under Domiciliary TreatRegister, and included in
ment on the 31st December 184 A(a) and A(6) above
7. Number of consultations with
Medical Practitioners :— Number of " T.B. plus " cases
(а) Personal 40 on Dispensary Register on
(б) Other 370 December 31st 265
* i.e., Remaining undiagnosed on 31st December.
26th February, 1931. H. T. Howell, Clinical Tuberculosis Officer.