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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | |||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested. | Adults | M. | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F. | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | ||||
| Children | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | ||||
| Disease not Arrested. | Adults | M. | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 27 | 38 | 4 | 69 | 42 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 62 | 56 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 78 | |
| F. | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 36 | |||
| Children | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 11 | — | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 52 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 71 | 81 | 35 | 46 | 4 | 85 | 94 | 52 | 65 | 5 | 122 | 106 | 50 | 57 | 8 | 115 | 107 | 55 | 57 | 7 | 119 | |||
| (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 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 23 | — | 41 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 44 | — | 3 | 6 | 23 | 32 | |
| F. | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | - | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Children | 1 | 2 | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 25 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 62 | 27 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 81 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 69 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 29 | 88 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 54 | |||
| Grand Totals | 77 | 60 | 58 | 15 | 133 | 108 | 61 | 89 | 16 | 166 | 118 | 71 | 98 | 22 | 191 | 123 | 71 | 95 | 37 | 203 | 113 | 61 | 75 | 37 | 173 | |||