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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
Chelsea 1936
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936
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TABLE No. 50. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1926, | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932 | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B, plus | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1 | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | ||||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | m. | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Ad'lts | m. | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 19 | |
| f. | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 6 | 9 | 7 | — | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 29 | ||||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register! and reasons for removal therefrom. | Dischargee as Recovered | Adults | m. | 17 | 8 | 5 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| f. | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 79 | 38 | 43 | 6 | 87 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 9 | — | 15 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | |||
| Dead | Ad'lts | m. | 26 | 26 | 88 | 36 | 150 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | — | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||
| f. | 10 | 11 | 38 | 30 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Children | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 168 | 91 | 181 | 72 | 344 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 21 | |||||
| Grand Totals | 174 | 100 | 188 | 72 | 360 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 45 | 35 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 7 | 31 | 13 | 5l| | 26 | 26 | 11 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 50 | |||||