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Poplar 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: 2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all Cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the Patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all Cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the Patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year.Previous to 1926.1926.1927.1928.
Class T.B.—.Class T.B. +.Class T.B.—.Class T.B.+.Class T.B.—.Class T.B.+ .Class T.B.—.Class T.B.+ .
Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).
(a) Remaining on Di& pensary Register or December 31st.Disease Arrested AdultsM.9511—16112—3212—343__3
F.356—11511—252——231——1
Children5—6671—17—1—12————
Disease not Arrested AdultsM.443111461114—15325185712221
F.6826236—3141528139—12
Children313152————1—1—122—2
Condition not ascertained during the year8610—16123—54—2—2321—3
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Total on Dispensary Register on Dec. 31st382993141362062313024616325201822242
Discharged as Recovered AdultsM.321820—38——————————————
F.591719—36——————————————
Children7577—14———————————————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register37296139313610—1616118—191138—11
Dead AdultsM.1016529772324431391743010622331
F.61437758_52323035264352124328
Children14—4———111——1I3—2—2
Total written off Dispensary Register22010120019320151457778232551985261056672
Grand Totals258130293334563520808108473167121104628788114
(aJ Remaining on Dis-pensary Register on December 31st.1929.1930.1931.
Disease Arrested AdultsM.__—___——_______
F.———————————————
Children———————————————
Disease not Arrested AdultsM.1918330131123842122226856
F.6121122581218434111316837
Children412—3112——2521—3
Condition not ascertained during the year213—434318—————
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Total on Dispensary Register on Dec. 31st13233456235294413862837431696
Discharged as Recovered AdultsM._______________
F.———————————————
Children———————————————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register38111206561123————
Dead AdultsM.49146293424735214813
F.66224324213419——2810
Children1—————12—3———11
Total written off Dispensary Register14234-118113124512695161724
Grand Totals274681161434841892515533384933120