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East Ham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE III.
Return showing the immediate results of Treatment of Patients and of Observation of
Doubtful Cases discharged from Residential Institutions during the Year 1928.
TABLE III.
Return showing the immediate results of Treatment of Patients and of Observation of Doubtful Cases discharged from Residential Institutions during the Year 1928.
| Classification on admission to the Institution. | Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-12 months. | More than 12 months. | Total. | |||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Class T.B. minus. | Quiescent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 23 |
| Improved | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | ||
| No material improvement | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| Died in Institution | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Class T.B. plus. Group 1. | Quiescent | 3 | 1 | _— | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| Improved | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | ||
| No material improvement | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Class T.B. plus. Group 2. | Quiescent | — | — | — | 4 | — | _— | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | |
| Improved | 8 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | — | o | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 42 | ||
| No material improvement | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Class T.B. plus. Group 3. | Quiescent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Improved | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| No material improvement | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Died in Institution | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | ||
It should be borne in mind that the definition of " patient " does not include persons in whom a definite diagnosis of
tuberculosis has not been made.