London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1928 | 1928 | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —- | — | —- | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | —- | 1 | —- | — | 1 | — | —- | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | —- | —- | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Ad'lts | M. | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | —- | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | —- | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | ||
| F. | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | —— | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Children | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 26 | |||
| Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 19 | 8 | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| F. | 29 | 12 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 91 | 46 | 61 | 8 | 115 | 8 | 5 | 6 | _ | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 10 | _ | 16 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 31 | 31 | 106 | 44 | 181 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| F. | 24 | 12 | 51 | 35 | 98 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Children | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 210 | 111 | 234 | 9o| | 435 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 51 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | ||||
| Grand Totals | 213 | 117 | 241 | 91 | 449 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 53 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 56 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 53 | 28 | 7 | 33 | 13 | 53 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 55 | 30 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 58 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 39 | |||