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City of Westminster 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL. (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Annual Return showing in Summary Form the Condition of all Patients whose Case Records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1929, Arranged according to the Years in which the Patients First came under Public Medical Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and their Classification as shown in Form A.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | Class T.B. minus. | Class T.B. plus. | |||||||||||||||||
| Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | Group 1. | Group 2. | Group 3. | Total (Class T.B. plus). | |||||||
| Alive- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discharged as cured— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | M. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Children | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Disease arrested— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | M | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 34 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | l | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Children | M. | 4 | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Disease not arrested | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | M. | 14 | - | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 59 |
| F. | 8 | - | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 49 | |
| Children | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 11 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Lost Sight of or otherwise Removed from Dispensary Register | 1,213 | 96 | 28 | - | - | - | 54 | 19 | - | 31 | 9 | 40 | 10 | — | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||
| Dead- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | 356 | 356 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | - | - | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| F. | — | — | — | 182 | 182 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | - | - | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | |
| Children | M. | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | — | — | — | 1 | I | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | |
| Totals | 1,905 | 169 | 43 | - | - | - | 113 | 51 | 5 | 55 | 74 | 134 | 61 | 9 | 68 | 72 | 49 | |||||||||