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London County Council 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: The following table shows the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous patients discharged from observation hospitals:— Table 53

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The following table shows the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous patients discharged from observation hospitals:— Table 53

Dagnosis 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			Total
	Male	Female	Children	Male	Female	Children	Male	Female	Children	Male	Female	Children	Male	Female	Children
Tuberculous	41	30	16	32	34	10		2	1			3	73	66	30
Non-tuberculous	67	68	24	67	33	77	—	2	12	8	8	79	142	111	192
Total	108	93	40	99	67	87	—	4	13	8	8	82	215	177	222

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The immediate results of the treatment of patients discharged during 1937
and the two preceding year3 are indicated in the subjoined tables.
The figures given in the second line under each classification group represent
the percentage of the total number of cases falling within each classification group.
For example, in 1937 there were 765 "A," 310 "B1," 2,834 "B2" and 1,544
"B 3" cases discharged during the year. Of these numbers, 297 or 38.8 per cent,
group "A," 87 or 28.1 per cent, group " B1," 164 or 5.8 per cent, group "B2"
and 2 or 0.1 per cent, group " B 3 " cases were discharged as quiescent, totalling
550 quiescent cases, or 10.1 per cent, of the total number (5,453) of pulmonary cases
discharged during 1937.

Table: Table 54—Immediate results of treatment Adults

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Table 54—Immediate results of treatment Adults

Classification	Quiescent			Not quiescent			Died in institution			Total
	Years			Years			Years			Years
	1935	193g	1937	1935	1936	1937	1935	1936	1937	1935	1936	1937
a. Number	328	335	297	364	343	422	25	23	46	717	701	765
Percentage	45.7	47.8	38.8	50.8	48.9	55.2	3.5	3.3	6.0	100	100	100
bl. Number	103	135	87	183	201	216	2	_	7	288	336	310
Percentage	35.8	40.2	281	63 o	59.8	69.7	0.7	—	2.2	100	100	100
b2. Number	179	174	161	2,601	2,716	2.519	63	114	151	2,843	3,004	2,834
Percentage	6.3	5.8	5.8	91 .5	90.4	88.9	2.2	3.8	5.3	100	100	100
b3. Number	_	4	2	593	605	621	943	909	921	1,536	1,518	1,544
Percentage	—	0.3	0. 1	38.6	39.8	40.2	61.4	59..9	59.7	100	100	100
Total pulmonary	610	648	550	3,741	3,865	3,778	1,033	1,046	l,12.1	5,384	5,559	5,453
Percentage	11.3	11.7	10.1	69.5	69.5	69.3	19.2	18.8	20.6	100	100	100
Non.pulmonary	181	210	210	252	259	233	43	47	44	476	516	487
Percentage	38.1	40.7	43 .1	52.9	50.2	47.9	9.0	9.1	9.0	100	100	100
Grand total	791	858	760	3.993	4,124	4.011	1,076	1,093	1,169	5,860	6,075	5,940
Percentage	13.5	141	12.8	68.2	67.9	07.5	18.3	18.0	19.7	100	100	100

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Table: The following table shows the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous patients discharged from observation hospitals:— Table 53

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Table: Table 54—Immediate results of treatment Adults