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so that the total number of adults treated in 1930 was 6,990, compared with 7,169
in 1929. The number under treatment on 31st December, 1930, was as follows (the
corresponding figures for the previous year are shown in brackets):—
Ex-service pensioners for tuberculosis. Civilian adults. Totals.
Voluntary institutions 50(70) 626 (645) 676 (715)
London County Council institutions
22 (28) 1,319 (1,340) 1,341 (1,368)
Total 72 (98) 1,945(1,985) 2,017 (2,083)
The immediate results of the treatment of patients discharged on completion of
treatment during 1930 and the two preceding years are indicated in the following
table. All percentages are shown in italics. The upper line of italic figures
under each classification heading indicates the percentage of cases falling within
each horizontal classification group, and the second line of italic figures shows the
percentage of cases falling under each vertical division into which results of treatment
are classified. For example, 523 patients were discharged in 1928 with the disease
"quiescent." Of these 275 or 52.6 per cent, were cases of pulmonary (Group A)
tuberculosis. The total number of cases in this category was 745, and 275 of these
or 36.9 per cent, were discharged as "quiescent." For the purpose of this table
patients of 15 years of age on admission are regarded as adults, owing to the "age"
division of patients required for the purposes of the Ministry of Health, although
treatment for them was arranged in institutions for children.
Classification.
a
B 1
B2
B3
Surgical.
Totals.
Immediate
results of
treatment.
Quiescent
Much
improved
No
material
improvement
Died
in
institutions
Totals
1928.1929.11930. 1928. 1929.l930. 1928.l929. 1930 1928. 1929. 1930 l928. 1929. 1930. 1928.l929.l930.
275 278 320 84 108 77 86 91 2001 — — — 78 92 105 523 569 702
52.6 48.9 45.6 16 .1 19.0 11.0 16.4, 15.9 285 — — — 14.9 16 2 14.9 100 100 100
36.9 40.6 47.0 38.2 51.2 46.4 3.8 3.9 9.1 - - - 21.6 22.7 25.7 11.4 12.3 15.7
371 315 243 1241 99 78 1.172 1,217 984 49 36 34 202 224 198 1,918 1,891 1,535
19.3 16.6 15.8 6.5 5.2 5.1 61.l 64.4 64.1 2.6 2.0 2.2 10.5 11.8 12.8 100 100 100
49.8 46.01 35.7 56-31 46-9J 47-0 51-7\ 51-9 45-0 4-9 3-7. 3-2 56.0 55-3 47-9| 41-7 40-9\ 34-2
91 85 105 12l 4 11 978 1,022 975 514 505 633 69 72 92' 1,664 1.688 1,816
5-5 5 0 5-8 •?, ■2 -II 58-8 60-5 53-7 30-9 30 0 34-9 4 1 4 3 5-01 100 100 100
12-2 12-41 U-4\ 5-51 1-9 t-6 43-lj 43-6 44-5 51-3 51-7\ 60-9 19 1 17-8 22-51 86 2 36-51 40-5
8 7 IS — — | — 30 13 30 440 436 373 12 17 16 490 473 432
1-6 1-5 3-11 — — . — 6 1 2-7 7-0 89• 8 92-2 86-3 2-5 3-6 3-7 700 100\ 100
1-1 10 1-9 — — I — ] 1-41 -6 1-4 43-8 44-6\ 35-9 3-3 4 2 3-9 70-7 70-3 9 6
745 685 681 220 211 166 2,266 2,343 2,189 1.0031 977 1,040 361 405 409 4,595 4,621 4,485
16'2 14 -8 15-2 4-8 4-6 3-7 49-3 50-7 48-8 21-8; 21-1 23-2 7-9 8-8 9-1 700 100 100
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With regard to children, the numbers recommended for treatment under the
Council's anti-tuberculosis scheme during each of the last five years were respectively
1,163 in 1926, 1,190 in 1927, 1,081 in 1928, 1,069 in 1929, 1,121 in 1930. In dealing
with surgical cases, arrangements have been continued for the immediate admission
to residential institutions of children suffering from tuberculosis of the hip, spine
and other bones.
Of the 1,121 children (i.e., patients under 16 years of age) referred to the Council
in 1930,1,068 were accepted for treatment, 53 were not accepted or were withdrawn ;
27 of the accepted cases for various reasons failed to enter institutions after acceptance.
There were 858 children under treatment at the beginning of the year, and
1,026 children were admitted during the year, making the total number of children
treated in 1930 1,884, compared with 1,830 in 1929. The number of children under
treatment on 31st December, 1930, was 890, distributed as follows:—
London County Council institutions 642
Voluntary institutions 248