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Stepney 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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(b) NON-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.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1927 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| F. | 2 | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 12 | — | 8 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | — | 1 | 2 |
| F. | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Children | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 18 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 39 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| F. | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Children | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 32 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 100 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 59 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 44 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 68 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 80 | |||