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Hampstead 1926
Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Analysis of Dispensary Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Notified in 1921.
| CLASSIFICATION. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a 1Early case, 1 lobeaffected. Negative sputum. | A 2Early case, 2 lobesaffected. Negative sputum. | B 1Moderately advanced case, 1 lobe affected. Positive sputum. | B 2Moderately advanced case, 2 lobes affected. Positive sputum. | b 3Advanced case. | Cases cancelled. | Total. | |
| Cases attending at the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the first time in 1921 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 52 |
| Number known to be alive in December, 1926, and— | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 15 |
| Percentage of original number | (60%) | (33%) | (33%) | (20%) | (7%) | — | (29%) |
| Number known to be dead in December, 1926, and— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | 20 |
| Percentage of original number | (7%) | (33%) | (33%) | (53%) | (64%) | — | (38%) |
| *Number removed from the Borough (present condition unknown)and— | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| Percentage of original number | (33%) | (33%) | (33%) | (27%) | (29%) | — | (33%) |
*Of the removed cases—7 of the 17 were located. 3 of these are known to be dead and
4 alive.
Analysis of Dispensary Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosa Notified in 1922.
| CLASSIFICATION. | Cases cancelled. | Total. | |||||
| A 1 Early case, 1 lobe affected. Negative sputum. | A 1 Early case. 2 lobes affected. Negative sputum. | B 1 Moderately advanced case, 1 lobe affected. Positive sputum. | B 2 Moderately advanced case, 2 lobes affected. Positive sputum. | B 3 Advanced case. | |||
| Cases attending at the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the first time in 1922 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 13 | - | 51 |
| Number known to be alive in December, 1926, and— | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | 9 |
| Percentage of original number | (25%) | - | (33%) | (18%) | - | - | (18%) |
| Number known to be dead in December, 1926, and— | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | 19 |
| Percentage of original number | - | - | - | (41%) | (77%) | - | (37%) |
| *Number removed from the Borough (present condition unknown), and— | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - | 23 |
| Percentage of original number | (75%) | (100%) | (66%) | (41%) | (23%) | - | (45%) |
*Of the removed cases—9 of the 23 were located. 5 of these are known to be dead and
4 alive.