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London County Council 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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The following table shows the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous cases discharged from observation hospitals :—

Table 55.

Diagnosis on discharge from observationFor pulmonary tuberculosisFor non-pulmonary tuberculosisTotal
Stay under 4 weeksStay over 4 weeksStay under 4 weeksStay over 4 weeks
MaleFemaleChildrenMaleFemaleChildrenMaleFemaleChildrenMaleFemaleChildrenMaleFemaleChildren
Tuberculous30292719441712ii497367
Non-tuberculous9042295847792151256816295181
Total1207156779196211712579211168xt*

The immediate results of the treatment of patients discharged during 1935
and the two preceding years, are indicated in the subjoined tables.
The percentages given in the second line of figures under each classification group
represent the percentage of the total number of cases falling within each classification
group. For example, in 1935 there were 717 " A," 288 " B1," 2,843 " B 2 "
and 1,536 " B 3 " cases discharged during the year. Of these numbers, 328 or 45.7
per cent. group " A," 103 or 35.8 per cent. group " B1 " and 179 or 6.3 per cent. group
" B 2" cases were discharged as quiescent, totalling 610 quiescent cases, or
11.3 of the total number (5,384) of pulmonary cases discharged during 1935.

Table 56.—Immediate results of treatment. Adults.

ClassificationQuiescent YearsNot quiescent YearsDied in institution YearsTotals Years
193319341935.193319341935193319341935193319341935
A. Number30628632832339536454025634721717
Percentage48.339.745.750.954.850.80.85.53.6100100100
Bl. Number89105103108133183122198240288
Percentage44.943.835.854.555.463.50.60.80.7100100100
1921911792,4452.5582,60153110632,6902,8592,843
Percentage7.16.76.390.989.591.52.03.82.2100100100
b3. Number36667875931831,0249438491,8141,536
Percentage0.278.243.438.621.856.461.4100100100
Total Pulmonary5876856103,5423,8733,7412421,1761,0334,3715,6345,384
Percentage13.410.411.381 168.769.55.520.919.2100100100
Non-pulnionary189219181254239252186043461518476
Percentage41.042.338.155 146.152.93.911.69.0100100100
7768047913,7964.1123,9932601,2361,0764,8326,1525,860
Percentage16.113.i13.578 666.868.25.320.118.3100100100