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Stepney 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: (a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 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, andtheir classification at that time.

(a) PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.

Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 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.

Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relatesPrevious to 192819281929193019311932
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. piusClass 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) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December.Disease Arrested.AdultsM.11712-194-2-2132-525319824-643429
F.1058114341-563--3212-3333-6-42-6
Children52--23----5---4----1----61--1
Disease not ArrestedAdultsM.21313329215-6139-12-55-10-37-101211-13
F.259-14-11-21-----25-7-14-5-47112
Children----------------------2-2--2-2
Condition not ascertained during the year221014-24631-4732-5632166-5-5543-7
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom.Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December524256410218910-19211213-2514161723518925-34161829350
Discharged as RecoveredAdultsM.512510-351134-71152-7831-4833-6713-4
F.39338-41872-9145--5761-7861-7621-3
Children236--685--56----101--161--18----
Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register13099752176212116239381619136312123448573036167723342277
Dead.AdultsM.231847117652831312411318511155311062011371213231147
F.12121943553317881022093851691115430488622
Children2-----------1-1-2--2-----11--1
Total written off Dispensary Register.280193159173695841336808938436877047481410998577516148110587719154
Grand Totals33223521521471765043699110505661128463651614411666100161821267610622204