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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1932 . | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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. + ). | ||||||||
Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 5 | 3 | 12 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
F. | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
Children | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 3 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 13 | —_ | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | —_ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |
F. | 3 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | |||
Children | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
Condition not ascertained during the year | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |||
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st | 27 | 25 | 74 | 9 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 36 | |||
Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 34 | 18 | 22 | — | 40 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F. | 61 | 19 | 20 | — | 39 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Children | 79 | 7 | 9 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —, | — | — | — | — | |||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 39 | 30 | 72 | 3 | 105 | 15 | 7 | 12 | — | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | — | 24 | 18 | 4 | 12 | — | 16 | |||
Dead | Adults | M. | 11 | 17 | 53 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 33 | |
F. | 6 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 59 | _ | 5 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 28 | |||
Children | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 231 | 105 | 219 | 24 | 348 | 22 | 16 | 61 | 7 | 84 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 93 | 34 | 11 | 61 | 7 | 79 | |||
Totals . | 258 | 130 | 293 | 33 | 456 | 35 | 20 | 80 | 8 | 108 | 47 | 34 | 67 | 12 | 113 | 45 | 29 | 78 | 8 | 115 | |||
1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F. | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | _ | 5 | 11 | _ | 16 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 54 | |
F. | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 39 | ||||
Children | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Condition not ascertained during the year | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st | 12 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 65 | 23 | 44 | 44 | 6 | 94 | |||
Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
Dead | Adults | M. | 4 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
F. | 6 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 26 | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |||
Children | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 15 | 27 | 56 | 14 | 97 | 19 | 18 | 58 | 23 | 99 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 33 | |||
Grand Totals | 27 | 46 | 81 | 16 | 143 | 49 | 43 | 92 | 25 | 160 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 34 | 129 | 28 | 48 | 55 | 24 | 127 |