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Poplar 1938

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

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Table: 2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form(a) the condition at the end of 1938 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reason 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, and their classification at that time.

2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

Showing in summary form(a) the condition at the end of 1938 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reason 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, and their classification at that time.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1938.Previous to 1928.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.
Class T.B.—.Class T.B.+ .Class T.B.—.Class T.B.+.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 IIITotal (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 Dispensary Register on December 31st.Disease ArrestedAdultsM.-16-7--————11—2——1—1—2——2332—5
F.1—2—2——1—1—1——11—11211—12213—4
Children2———-——————————1——————————————
Disease not ArrestedAdultsM.-13-41-3—3_—4—4—31—4—12—3143—7
F.1—3-3—11—2—1——1—1—_1—12———32—5
Children-—112————————————1—1——————————
Condition not ascertained during the year1_2-2--———__—————1—12————1—2—2
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st5217120115—6_35—824511035411071112—23
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Discharged as RecoveredAdultsM.462844—72551—611——1622—4442_6—5——5
F.802834—62143—7461—7331—4312—33————
Children96813—2131——12——25————51——11————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register8256111417122616—227112323623162134013121232782012—32
DeadAdultsM.21351202918410112554141424947594014634142813 1655—1416939
F.102999171452227332713296484725739151513636221644
Children2—7294—2—21—1—1122—4—1131—1—1
Total written off Dispensary Register337184428526644729748111264778171424739912415430386013116455125121
Grand Totals342186445536844830798117265083171504943962516433436414123566325144
1933.1934.1935-1936.1937.1938
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st.Disease ArrestedAdultsM.152—7464—102—1—12—_————————————
F.212—3543—7231—43—————————__———
Children—2——252——2—————1——————————————
Disease not ArrestedAdultsM.—62—8136—93610—166516—2114524—2914831 17241
F.153—8132—5—511117368115108223331651224
Children——————21—31————313—431——15———1
Condition not ascertained during the year32——2—————2——1—122—422——2——49——
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st7219—30162016—3612—23—381914291443016463653513—466
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Discharged as RecoveredAdultsM.12—_2_————————————————————_———
F.—1——1—————————————————————————
Children2—————————————————————————————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register131913133231415—29171014—2411719—266611118—11—2
DeadAdultsM.418251659591793523226314521733—114621 8316512
F.213231147562032924106201192121—_621__235
Children—13151—1—1—————2——————1—48—-—120
Total written off Dispensary Register225464291473429531294211746127518134997177329113329986
Grand Totals297573291775049691213033316913113372778101153723781211338155813