Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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3. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1936. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Perirh'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal . | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | Bones Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands. | Total. | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| F | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | 6 | 2 | 17 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | 2 | — 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| F. | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | 19 | — | — 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | |||||
| Children | 21 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 102 | — | 2 | 1 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | ||||
| Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 10 | — | 9 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 50 | 10 | 30 | 94 | 184 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | |||
| Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 54 | 10 | 33 | 96 | 193 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 53 | |||
| 1931. | 1932. | 1C33. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| —(a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31lst. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 8 | |
| F. | 1 | — | 2 | —_ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Children | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 33 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | O | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Grand Total of (a) and (6) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 37 | |||