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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 1936
[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 1936 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 | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | OtherOrgans | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Children | 8 | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 13 | — | 8 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | — | 3 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 36 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| F. | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 12 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| F. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 16 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 29 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 29 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 81 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 65 | |||