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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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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.
| Immediate results of treatment. | Classification. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Bl | B2 | B 3 | Surgical. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1930. | 193l\ 1932. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | 1930. | 293i. 1932. | 1930. | 1931. | 1932. | |||
| Quiescent | 320 | 356 | 338 | 77 | 100 | 111 | 200 | 162 | 214 | — | — | — | 105 | 93 | 165 | 702 | 711 | 828 |
| — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Not quiesoent | 348 | 397 | 326 | 89 | 108 | 95 | 1,959 | 1,988 | 2,131 | 687 | 834 | 740 | 288 | 300 | 3,351 | 3,622 | 3,584 | |
| 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 77.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died in institution | 13 | 7 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 30 | 39 | 46 | 373 | 267 | 200 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 432 | 326 | 275 |
| — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 681 | 760 | 676 | 166 | 203 | 2,189 | 2,189 | 2,391 | 1,040 | 1,101 | 940 | 409 | 406 | 474 | 4.485 | 4,658 | 4,687 | |
This is shown more clearly in the following table :—
| Year | Percentage of A cases discharged as quiescent. | Number of cases discharged. | Percentage of Bl cases discharged as quiescent. | Number of cases discharged. | Percentage of B2 cases discharged as quiescent. | Number of cases discharged. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 27.5 | 657 | 28.8 | 253 | 2.2 | 2,270 |
| 1932 | 50.0 | 676 | 53.9 | 206 | 8.9 | 2,391 |
It is hoped that the improvement in these immediate results of treatment will
be translated eventually into improved ultimate results. In any case, this immediate
improvement is of considerable importance as it enables more patients to return
to their families with greater safety and comfort and with better prospects of a
resumption of work.
With regard to children, the numbers recommended for treatment under the
Council's tuberculosis scheme during each of the last five years were respectively
1,081 in 1928, 1,069 in 1929, 1,121 in 1930, 1,201 in 1931 and 1,120 in 1932. 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.