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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE I.—TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the Year 1929.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) Adults. | (6) Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| a.—New Cases (7) examined during the year (excluding contacts) | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 77 | 52 | - | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 57 | 9 | 14 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous (8) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 24 | 12 | 9 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 33 | 19 | 13 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous ... | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous (8) | 20 | 44 | 20 | 26 | ||||||||
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 76 | 71 | 72 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register (") as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured (10) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| (6) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125 | 176 | 142 | 146 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register (9) on December 31st | ||||||||||||
| (u) Diagnosis completed ... | 400 | 343 | 41 | 39 | 72 | 49 | 75 | 57 | 472 | 392 | 116 | 96 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
No cases written off the Register in a previous year as "cured " after a course of treatment for Tuberculosis have
again been entered on the Register as new cases during 1929.