London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| 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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| 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 | Bonus and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | — | — | |||
| Children | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Children | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 14 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 9 | — | 1 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 35 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | - | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 13 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 24 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 73 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 74 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 39 | |||