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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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| In Institutions on Jan. 1st. | Admitted (luring the year. | Discharged (during the year. | Died in the Institutions. | In Institutions on Dec. 31st. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult males | 54 | 179 | 99 | 89 | 45 |
| Adult females | 28 | 118 | 77 | 44 | 25 |
| Children | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 86 | 306 | 181 | 139 | 72 |
| Adult males | 20 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| Adult females | 20 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| Children | 27 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 1 |
| Total | 67 | 49 | 69 | 37 | 10 |
| Grand Total ... | 153 | 355 | 250 | 176 | 82 |
| Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay under 4 weeks. | St ay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Totals. | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F.. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
| Tuberculous | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — |
| Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Doubtful | - | - | - | - | *1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Totals | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
* Died in Institution—"Lympho-Sarcoma at root of lung."
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