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 London County Council]
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The distribution of patients in institutions on 31st December, 1934, is shown below, the figures for 1933 being given in brackets:—
Hospital and institution. | Ex-service men. | Civilian adults. | Children under 16 years. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|
London County Council special hospitals | 7 (6) | 1,375(1,330) | 650 (605) | 2,032(1,941) |
London County Council general hospitals | 8(9) | 1,122 ( 947) | 50 (44) | 1,180 (1,000) |
Voluntary institutions | 27 (45) | 1,035 ( 879) | 81 (138) | 1,143(1,062) |
Total | 42 (60) | 3,532(3,156) | 781 (787) | 4,355 (4,003) |
The following table shows the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous cases discharged from observation hospitals:—
Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For pulmonary tuberculosis. | For non-pulmonary tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
Male. | Female. | Children. | Male. | Female. | Children. | Male. | Female. | Children. | Male. | Female. | Children. | Male. | Female. | Children. | |
Tuberculous | 39 | 44 | 5 | 30 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 70 | 85 | 41 | |||
Non-tuberculous | 108 | 75 | 14 | 55 | 71 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 180 | 158 | 147 |
Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | . — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 147 | 119 | 19 | 85 | Ill | 86 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 250 | 243 | 188 |
The immediate results of the treatment of patients discharged on completion
of treatment during 1934 and the two preceding years, are indicated in the subjoined
tables.
The percentages given in the second line of figures under each classification group
represent the percentage of the total number of cases falling within each classification
group. For example, in 1934 there were 721 "A," 240 "B1" 2,859 "B2"
and 1,814 "B3" cases discharged during the year. Of these numbers, 286 or 39.7
per cent. group "A," 105 or 43.8 per cent, group "B1" 191 or 6.7 per cent. group
"B2" and 3 or .2 per cent. group "B3" cases were discharged as quiescent,
totalling 585 quiescent cases, or 10.4 per cent. of the total number (5,634) of
pulmonary cases discharged during 1934.
Classification. | Quiescent. | Not quiescent. | Died in institution. | Totals. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Years. | Years. | Years. | Years. | |||||||||
1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | 1932. | 1933. | 1934. | |
A Number | 338 | 306 | 286 | 326 | 323 | 395 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 676 | 634 | 721 |
Percentage | 50.0 | 48.3 | 39.7 | 48.2 | 50.9 | 54.8 | 1 .8 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
B1. Number | 111 | 89 | 105 | 95 | 108 | 133 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 198 | 240 | |
Percentage | 53 9 | 44.9 | 43.8 | 46 1 | 54.5 | 55.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
B2. Number | 214 | 192 | 191 | 2,131 | 2,445 | 2,558 | 46 | 53 | 110 | 2,391 | 2,690 | 2,859 |
Percentage | 8.9 | 71 | 6.7 | 89.1 | 90.9 | 89.5 | 20 | 20 | 3.8 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
B3. Number | 3 | 740 | 666 | 787 | 200 | 183 | 1,024 | 940 | 849 | 1,814 | ||
Percentage | — | — | 0.2 | 78.7 | 78.2 | 43 .4 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 56.4 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Total Pulmonary | 663 | 587 | 585 | 3,292 | 3,542 | 3,873 | 258 | 242 | 1,176 | 4,213 | 4,371 | 5,634 |
Percentage | 15.7 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 78.2 | 811 | 68.7 | 61 | 5.5 | 20'9 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Surgical | 165 | 189 | 219 | 292 | 254 | 239 | 17 | 18 | 60 | 474 | 461 | 518 |
Percentage | 34.8 | 41.0 | 42.3 | 61.6 | 55 1 | 461 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Grand Total | 828 | 776 | 804 | 3,584 | 3,796 | 4.112 | 275 | 260 | 1,236 | 4,687 | 4,832 | 6,152 |
Percentage | 17.7 | 161 | 131 | 76.4 | 78.6 | 66*8 | 5.9 | 5 3 | 201 | 100 | 100 | 100 |