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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 1937
[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 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 7 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Disease not Arrested. | Adults | M. | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 16 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 18 | - | 32 | 14 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 50 | 35 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 71 | |
| F. | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 | — | 19 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 33 | |||
| Children | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 21 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 59 | 56 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 65 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 49 | 2 | 76 | 50 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 75 | 67 | 9 | 86 | 9 | 104 | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 70 | 31 | 39 | 2 | 72 | 64 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 74 | 53 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M | 11 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 17 | 60 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 46 | 4 | — | 22 | 16 | 38 | |
| F. | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Children | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 104 | 54 | 71 | 19 | 144 | 77 | 57 | 76 | 34 | 167 | 67 | 41 | 63 | 39 | 143 | 52 | 20 | 60 | 17 | 97 | 21 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 84 | 11 | — | 32 | 24 | 56 | |||
| Grand Totals | 125 | 76 | 105 | 22 | 203 | 133 | 82 | 112 | 38 | 232 | 118 | 76 | 95 | 40 | 211 | 99 | 45 | 109 | 19 | 173 | 71 | 29 | 101 | 29 | 159 | 78 | 9 | 118 | 33 | 160 | |||