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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TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST CLINIC.
NOTIFICATIONS.
The number of primary notifications during the year 1939 was
217 as compared with 203 for 1958. Of the primary notifications
of pulmonary tuberculosis, in 31.69 per cent tubercle bacilli
were found in the sputum.
STATISTICAL.
The total number of notified cases on the register of the
Clinic on 31st December, 1939 was 974 (pulmonary & non-pulmonary)
or 7.67 per 1,000 estimated population, as opposed to 973, or
7.51 per 1,000 population in the previous year.
DEATHS.
The number of deaths(1955-1959) from tuberculosis is shown below:-
Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Of Cases on the Clinic Register | |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | 80 | 16 | 76 |
1956 | 97 | 10 | 77 |
1937 | 80 | 13 | 84 |
1938 | 81 | 8 | 67 |
1939 | 71 | 12 | 59 |
NEW CASES:
1935 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Cases (and Contacts.) | 548 | 618 | 697 | 629 | 486 |
Number proved,after complete investigation to be tuberculous | 550.% | 29.4% | 28.4% | 25.5% | 50.4% |
ATTENDANCES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Attendances. | Medical Examinations | |
---|---|---|
1955 | 3,737 | 5,006 |
1956 | 3,753 | 5,297 |
1957 | 3,739 | 5,457 |
1958 | 3,940 | 5,590 |
1959 | 3,467 | 2,982 |
CONSULTATIONS AT HOMES OF PATIENTS.
During the year thirty visits,(including twelve personal
consultations) to homes of patients who were too ill to attend
the Clinic, were made.
NUMBER OF X-RAY EXAMINATIONS AT THE CHEST CLINIC.
1956 1957 1958 1959
1522 1652 1599 1594
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