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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
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| A.—New Casks examined during the year (excluding contacts): | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 179 | 138 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 195 | 147 | 25 | 28 | 395 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 60 | 61 | 44 | 58 | 223 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | 133 | 114 | 85 | 448 |
| 1066 | |||||||||||||
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | - | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 126 | 146 | 127 | 428 |
| 448 | |||||||||||||
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | |||||||||||||
| (a) Recovered | 44 | 61 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 71 | 28 | 10 | 158 |
| (b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 167 | 276 | 285 | 234 | 962 |
| 1120 | |||||||||||||
| D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 31st: | |||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 730 | 776 | 268 | 231 | 80 | 92 | 136 | 95 | 810 | 868 | 404 | 326 | 2408 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | 33 | 28 | 40 | 47 | 148 |
| 2556 | |||||||||||||