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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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Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1934 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for 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. | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | |
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| F. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | |||
| Children | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 19 | — | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 36 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| (6) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | — | - | — |
| F. | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Children | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 2 | - | — | 4 | 6 | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | — | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | - | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 29 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 75 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 54 | |||