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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2. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
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Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1937. | Previous to 1927. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class T.B.—. | Class T.B.+. | Class | T.B.+ . | 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. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B.+). | Class T.B.—. | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group 111. | Total (T.B. + ). | Group I. | Group II. | Group III. | Total (T.B.+). | |||||||
Disease Arrested Adults | M. | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | _ | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | —_ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | |
F, | — | 1 | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | I | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | I | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | ||
Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
Disease not Arrested Adults | M. | _ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | —_ | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | ||
F. | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | I | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | ||||
Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st | 5 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||
Discharged as Recovered Adults | M. | 44 | 24 | 40 | — | 64 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | I | _ | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | 3 | |
F. | 75 | 25 | 28 | — | 53 | - 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | ||
Children | 87 | 8 | 12 | — | 20 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 59 | 42 | 100 | 5 | 147 | 22 | 15 | 11 | — | 26 | 22 10 | 6 | 14 | — | 20 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 27 | ||
Dead Adults | M. | 16 | 25 | 100 | 23 | 148 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 59 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 54 | ||
F. | 7 | 22 | 69 | 11 | 102 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 35 | |||
Children | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ~ | 1 | ~ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 289 | 146 | 355 | 40 | 541 | 46 | 33 | 66 | 12 | 111 | 46 | 27 | 72 | 8 | 107 | 25 | 47 | 75 | 17 | 139 | 43 | 35 | 87 | 24 | 146 | 28 | 36 | 57 | 33 | 126 | ||
Grand Totals | 294 | 152 | 376 | 41 | 569 | 48 | 34 | 69 | 12 | 115 | 47 | 30 | 79 | 8 | 117 | 26 | 50 | 83 | 17 | 150 | 49 | 43 | 95 | 25 | 163 | 33 | 43 | 63 | 34 | 140 | ||
1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease Arrested Adults | M. | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 1 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | |||
F. | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Disease not Arrested Adults | M | 1 | 6 | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | _ | 13 | _ | 5 | 9 | — | 14 | 4 | 8 | 13 | __ | 21 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 33 | _ | 40 | ||||
F. | 2 | 8 | 5 | _ | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 38 | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | ||||
Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Total on Dispensary Register at Dec. 31st | 9 | 20 | 18 | — | 38 | 11 | 29 | 14 | — | 43 | 26 | 16 | — | 42 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 70 | 33 | 17 | 62 | 1 | 80 | |||
(6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered Adults | M. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | __ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 17 | 10 | — | 27 | 12 | 1 5 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 15 | — | 26 | 15 | 12 | — | 21 29 | 10 | 4 | 9 | — | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||
Dead Adults | M. | — | 14 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 57 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||
F. | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |||
Children | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 14 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 106 | 18 | 46 | 59 | 29 | 134 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 12 | 87 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 25 | ||
Grand Totals | 23 | 56 | 63 | 25 | 144 | 29 | 75 | 73 | 29 | 177 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 12 | 123 | 33 | 30 | 68 | 13 | 111 | 37 | 27 | 77 | 10 | 114 | 36 | 21 | 74 | 10 | 105 |