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Croydon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE VII (C)
The immediate results of treatment of patients and of observation of doubtful cases discharged from Residential Institutions during the year 1925: —
| Classification on admission to the Institution. | Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—12 months. | More than 12 months. | Total. | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Class T.B. minus. | Quiescent | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Improved | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| No material improvement | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —_ | 4 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Class T. B. plus, Group 1. | Quiescent | 6 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Improved | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| No material improvement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Class T.B. |plus,Group 2. | Quiescent | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2.5 | |
| Improved | 3 | 1 | —_ | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | ||
| No material improvment | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Class T.B. pius,Group 3. | Quiescent | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Improved | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | ||
| No material improvement | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | ||
| Died in Institution | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculossis. | Bones and Joints. | Quiescent or Arrested | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 14 |
| Improved | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | ||
| No material improvement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Abdominal. | Quiescent or Arsested | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Improved | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| No material improvement | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Other Organs. | Quiescent or Arrested | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Improved | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| No material improvement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Peripheral Glands. | Quiescent or Arrested | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 24 | — | — | 18 | — | 1 | — | 54 | |
| Improved | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| No material improvement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Observation for purpose of diagnosis. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—4 weeks. | More than 4 weeks. | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||