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Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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TABLE No. 53 (continued). Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| 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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| Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Disease not Arrested. | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 6 | 1 | — | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 4 | _ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | _ | 1 | _ | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | _ | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | |||||
| Dead | Adults | M. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 25 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 65 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | ||||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonarv). | 26 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 66 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | i | 9 | ||||||
(Signed) w. h.l ,. McCarthy,
Chief Tuberculosis Officer.