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Poplar 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: 2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (6) the reasons the removal of all cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on Dispensary Register as definite cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (6) the reasons the removal of all cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on Dispensary Register as definite cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1936.Previous to 1926.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.
Class T.B.+.Class T.B.+.Class T.B.+.Class T.B.+ .Class T.B.+ .Class T.B. +.
Class T.B.—.Group I.Group II.Group III.Total, (T.B. + )Class T.B.—.Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B.+).Class T.B.—.Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).Class T.B.—.Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B.+ ).Class T.B.—.Group I.Group 11.Group III.Total (T.B. + ).Class T.B.—.Group I.Group II.Group III.Total (T.B.+).
/ (a) Remaining on J?is-1 pensary Register on December 31st.Disease ArrestedAdultsM.22619—13—4—1——1__1—1—32—5521—3
F.226—8—————1—1—11—2—2122—4—23—5
Children111—21——————————1——12————1————
Disease not ArrestedAdultsM.113—9——4—4—11—2—33—6—15—6134—7
F.136—9——2—212—2—4—4—11—2—2114
Children1———————————1—1——————————1—1—1
Condition not ascertained during the year————————————1—1——1—1——————————
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st8927137119—10026—81411—153710—178910120
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Discharged as RecoveredM4122—55214—52103551—611——14I23
AdultsF.602226—48621—3422—441—535——531—1
Children81711—185————9—1—13————22——25————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register413682412218715123221411—2522714—2151021233201620339
DeadAdultsM.122168191083427435—91953310825538413239—58361458
F.71543967—52423136276392225330712286464624737
Children1—6—6——111—1124—2—21—1—1122—4
Total written off Dispensary Register251123269324243419718984632631210746266881022343731713342348424142
Grand Totals2591322963346135208081084834691211547307981172650831715050439425162
1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.1936.
(a) Remaining on Dis pensary Register on December 31st.Disease ArrestedAdultsM.334—7371—814——44_—————————————
F.211—23—3—3241—52—1_1——————————
Children51——11————2————2——————————————
Disease not ArrestedAdultsM.—3317189—171209—293911—209914—23171333248
F.124171106—165710—1710128—2010112123412720229
Children——————————131—4341—51————7—3—3
Condition not ascertained during the year—11—21—————————2————11——1—————
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st111113226102519—44123821—59262521—46212135258362056480
(6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Discharged as RecoveredAdultsM.21——1—————————————————————————
F.111—2———————————_—_———————————
Children1——————————————_——————————————
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register1213832481611—2712129122141213—25969—15534—7
DeadAdultsM.412251249—1214935412221650581593222206282—10515
F.14141634331816371131911432316322114510——112
Children—11131—1—1——2131—1—1—————2————
Total written off Dispensary Register21324932113123144251001737522911822234512801293311539315624
Totals324362341392256632514429757329177484866121263330681311145237110104