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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3. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1933 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. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | ||||
Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
F. | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
Children | .. | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
F. | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Children | .. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | ||
Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 30 | |||
Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F. | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Children | .. | 19 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 97 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 8 | — | 8 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
Children | .. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 43 | 10 | 27 | 91 | 171 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||||
Grand Totals of (a) and (6) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 53 | 10 | 33 | 96 | 192 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 43 | |||
1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
F. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Children | .. | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
F. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
Children | .. | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |||||||
Condition not ascertained during the year | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 17 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | ||||||||
Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | •— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Children | .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Dead | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Children | .. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 21 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 31 |