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]
This page requires JavaScript
3. NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (ft) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year 1937. | Previous to 1927. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | 1931. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph'al Glands | Total. | Bones & Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Periph' a Glands. | Total. | |||
Disease Arrested Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
Children | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
Disease not Arrested Adults | M. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
F. | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3_. | ||
Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | i | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | — | 4 | 3 | 16 | ||
Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered Adults | M. | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
F | 7 | — | 6 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Children | 21 | 10 | 13 | 68 | 112 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispense Register | iry | 13 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16. | |
Dead Adults | M. | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
Children | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 58 | 16 | 34 | 110 | 218 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 41 | |||
Grand Totals of (a) and (6) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 63 | 16 | 37 | 112 | 228 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 57 | ||
1932. | 1933. | 1 | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st. | Disease Arrested Adults | M | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Children | —' | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Disease not Arrested Adults | M. | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ | —- | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
Children | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | I | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | ||
Condition not ascertained during the year.. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total on Dispensary Register, December 31st | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 27 — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | ||
Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | —— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
(6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —__ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Children | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | ~~ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 4 | — — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Dead Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | _— | — | l | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Total written off Dispensary Register | 6 | 2 | 1 5 | 9 | 18 | 4 | i | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Grand Totals of (a) and (6) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 12 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 20 |