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East Ham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Return showing the immediate results of Treatment of *Patients and of Observation of Doubtful C ases discharged from Harts S anatorium during the Y ear 1928.
| Classification on admission to the Institution. | Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-12 months. | More than 12 months. | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | ||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Class T.B. minus. | Quiescent | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| Improved | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| No material improvement | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Class T.B. plus. Group 2. | Quiescent | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | |
| Improved | 8 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 40 | ||
| No material improvement | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| Died in Institution | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Class T.B. plus. Group 3. | Quiescent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Improved | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| No material improvement | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Died in Institution | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | ||
| Total | 29 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 130 | ||
| Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-4 weeks. | More than 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
| Observation for purpose of diagnosis. | Tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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.