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Shoreditch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Supplementary Annual Return sho wi ng i n su mm ary form (a) the condition at the end of 1934 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Re gis ter ; an d (b) the reasons f or
the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |||
| Children | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 6 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 21 | 2 | — | 8 | 31 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| (6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 11 | 1 | — | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Regoster | 15 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 34 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 13 | — | 2 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 55 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 104 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | |||
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Children | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| F. | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Children | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | — | 8 | 3 | 20 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| (6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | |||||||||
| Dead. | Adults | M. | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Children | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 9 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transterred to Pulmonary). | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 2 | — | 8 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 | — | 9 | 5 | 25 | ||||