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 East Ham]
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TABLE 36
Return showing the Results of Observation of Doubtfully Tuberculous Cases Discharged during the year 1938 from Institutions Approved for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (including Harts Sanatorium).
Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
M. | F. | Ch | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
T uberculous | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Non-tuberculous | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Doubtful | +1 | — | — | *3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Totals | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 1 |
†Subsequently died of Bronchiectasis.
* 2 subsequently notified as Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
1 subsequently diagnosed and died of Carcinoma.