Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Return showing the immediate results of Treatment of 1Patients and of Observation of Doubtful Capes discharged from "Harts" Sanatorium during the Year 1929.
Classification on admission to the Institution. | Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | |||||||||||||
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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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | ||
Improved | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | ||
No material improvement | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
Died in Institution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Class T.B. plus. Group 1. | Quiescent | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
Improved | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
No material improvement | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
Died in Institution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Class T.B. plus. Group 2. | Quiescent | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
Improved | 14 | 6 | - | 11 | 7 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 48 | ||
No material improvement | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 12 | ||
Died in Institution | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | ||
Class T.B. plus. Group 3. | Quiescent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Improved | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
No material improvement | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
Died in Institution | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
Total | 40 | 29 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 157 | ||
Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-4 weeks. | More than 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
Observation for purpose of diagnosis. | Tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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.