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Croydon 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table XVIII.
(F) Return showing the results of observation of doubtfully tuberculous cases discharged during the year from Institutions approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
| Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
| Tuberculous | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | —_ | 6 |
| Non-tuberculous | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | — |
| Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 8 | 6 |
One woman died in Hospital while under observation, the cause of death being
certified as : Chronic toxaemia—Multiple chronic abscesses—non-tuberculous.
Table XIX.
(G) Return showing the immediate results of treatment of definitely tuberculous patients discharged during the year from Institutions approved for the treatment of Tuberculosis.
SECTION I.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| Classification on admission to the Institution. | Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under3m'ths but exceeding 28 days | 3-6 months. | 6-12 months. | More than 12 months. | Totals. | Grand Total | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |||
| Class T.B. minus. | Quiescent | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | I | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| Not quiescent | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | |
| Died in Institution | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | |
| Class T.B. plus Group I. | Quiescent | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Not quiescent | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Class T.B. plus Group II. | Quiescent | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 11 | — | 17 |
| Not quiescent | 5 | 9 | — | 16 | 8 | — | 9 | 7 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 39 | 27 | — | 66 | |
| Died in Institution | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 13 | |
| Class T.B. plus Group III. | Quiescent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Not quiescent | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 19 | 11 | 1 | 31 | |
| Died in Institution | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 15 | 7 | 1 | 23 | |
| Totals (pulmonary) | 31 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 22 | — | 25 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 112 | 84 | 12 | 208 | |