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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
East Ham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Number of patients on treatment, December 31st, 1914, 749.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 253 | 130 | 9 | 105 | 134 | 118 |
Number removed during the year ending December 31st, 1915,
206
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 72 | 41 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 21 |
60 of these have died, 74 left the district, 72 have been removed
from Register for other causes.
Number added during the year, 129.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 45 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11 | 17 |
Number remaining on treatment, December 31st, 1915, 672.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 226 | 96 | 8 | 115 | 113 | 114 |
The following table shows treatment being received by. the
672 patient? on Register, December 31st, 1915.
Number of patients attending Dispensary for treatment, 238.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 76 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 113 | 114 |
Number of patients receiving domiciliary treatment, 32.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of patients receiving Sanatorium treatment, 24.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of patients attending for observation, 378.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Children. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. |
| 111 | 52 | 0 | 62 | 74 | 79 |
Number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1914,
54.
| Insured 42. | Uninsured 9. | Children 3. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males, T. B. + | 32 | Males, T. B. + | 0 | Males, T. B. + | 0 |
| Males, T. B. — | 4 | Males, T. B. — | 0 | Males, T. B. — | 1 |
| Females, T. B. + | 4 | Females, T. B. + | 8 | Females, T. B. + | 0 |
| Females, T. B. - | 2 | Females, T. B. - | 1 | Females, T. B. - | 2 |