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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ilford 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Of the foregoing new cases, the following were notified from Institutions in the district:—
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis | |
|---|---|---|
| King George Hospital | 8 | 3 |
| Claybury Hospital | 1 | 1 |
| Goodmayes Hospital | 10 | — |
| Ilford Isolation Hospital and Sanatorium | 1 | 1 |
Of the 69 deaths which occurred of Ilford residents, notification had
previously been made of 63 of the cases. Of the other six, one was notified
after death, in one instance notification was overlooked (1.4 per cent.), and
in 4 instances the presence of tuberculosis was discovered at Post Mortem
examination.
During the year 1948 the following deaths occurred from Tuberculosis:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 7 | |||||||
| Claybury Hospital | 15 | — | ||||||
| Goodmayes Hospital | 5 | — | ||||||
| Ilford Isolation Hospital | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| King George Hospital | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||||||
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1948 | 1,072 | 218 | 1,290 | |||||
| Number of cases entered on register during the year | 266 | 26 | 292 | |||||
| Number of cases removed from the register during the year:- | ||||||||
| Pul. | Non-Pul. | Pul. | Non-Pul. | Total. | ||||
| Recovered | 34 | 20 | ||||||
| Deaths | 79 | 4 | ||||||
| Left District | 55 | 11 | ||||||
| Lost sight of | 6 | — | ||||||
| Diagnosis not established | 5 | - | ||||||
| 179 | 35 | 214 | ||||||
| Number of cases remaining on register on 31st December, 1948 | 1,159 | 209 | 1,368 | |||||
Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis
Nurses. 1,094 of the cases of longer standing were visited by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year, a visit being made to each patient every six months.
The following reports were obtained:—
| Pulmonary Cases. | Other Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition Improved. | (a) Good | 63 | 30 |
| (b) Moderate health | 40 | 6 | |
| Condition Stationary. | (a) Good | 389 | 85 |
| (b) Moderate health | 137 | 16 | |
| (c) Poor health | 26 | 1 | |
| Condition Deteriorated | 19 | 2 | |
| In Sanatorium | 95 | 3 | |
| No information as to present condition | 35 | 6 | |
| Removed from district, etc. | 125 | 16 | |
| 929 | 165 | ||