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Stepney 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Form T145a.(a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The Table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

Form T145a.

(a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The Table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.

Conditionatthetimeofthelast recordmadeduringtheyearto whichthereturnrelatesPreviousto 192719271928192919301931
Class T. B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B.plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
(a)RemainingonDispensary Registeron31stDecember.Disease Arrested.AdultsM.16912—211————412—3241—514318724—6
F.758—131—1—1342—652——2—32—5332—5
Children72——231——12————5—1—12————3————
Diseasenot ArrestedAdultsM.61111224153—81—4—4—49114—77—14147—11
F.—59115222—4—21—31—2—2—25—7—16—7
Children---------------------------2—2
Conditionnotascertained duringtheyear141012—225—3—31032—51323—5115117839—12
Total onDispensaryRegister at31stDecember5042523971389—17201011—21261216129142118241221330—43
(b) Not now onDispensaryRegister andreasonsforremovaltherefrom.Dischargedas RecoveredAdultsM.36199—28124——41124—61152—7721—3822—4
F.26307—371331—4762—8145——5761—7851—6
Children132——274——475——55————101——141——1
Lostsightof, orotherwise removedfrom Dispensary Register10579551135171415130202113236361418133311722443552634161
Dead.AdultsM.151333955749215528313124102165111453095191135
F.9814426344—85331768921993851691113428
Children2----------------1-1-2--2-----
Total writtenoffDispensary Register.206151118142835933293655539306758436405816942461410293506916135
Grand Totals256193170173807241383827549416961104856611083636416143115639916178