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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 1935
[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 | 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | ||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested. | Adults | M. | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | — | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 8 | 2 | - | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested. | Adults | M. | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 53 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 59 | 40 20 | 59 | 2 | 81 | ||
| F. | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | 13 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 34 | |||
| Children | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 7 | — | 11 | 37 | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 24 | 6 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | - | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 43 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 69 | 63 | 32 | 45 | 2 | 79 | 71 | 42 | 55 | 4 | 101 | 75 | 37 | 50 | 5 | 92 | 86 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 100 | 79 | 38 | 79 | 3 | 120 | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. F. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Children | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 19 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 44 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 | |
| F. | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Children | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 35 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 29 | 48 | 14 | 91 | 48 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 92 | 48 | 37 | 47 | 32 | 116 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 31 | |||
| Grand Totals | 78 | 61 | 59 | 15 | 135 | 108 | 61 | 93 | 16 | 170 | 119 | 71 | 100 | 22 | 193 | 123 74 | 97 | 37 | 208 | 111 | 64 | 80 | 39 | 183 | 87 | 41 | 92 | 18 | 151 | ||||