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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 22.
Return showing the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary during the Year 1930.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 70 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 49 | 13 | 4 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | - | -` | - | 29 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 52 | 19 | 11 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | -_ | - | - | 15 | 36 | 9 | 14 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 66 | 29 | 33 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 1 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102 | 197 | 63 | 66 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st, 1930 | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 394 | 304 | 37 | 26 | 79 | 51 | 84 | 60 | 473 | 355 | 121 | 86 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 17 | 16 | 5 | 3 |