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East Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 28.
NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1931 of all patients remaining on the Clinic Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1926. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Clinic Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 6 | — | 1 | 5. | 12 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 9 | — | 4 | 8 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| F. | 5 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Children | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 35 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 9 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Clinic Register at 31st December | 33 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| (b) Not now on Clinic Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Clinic Register | 45 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 140 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | _ | _ | 4 | 9 | 13 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Clinic Register | 67 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 177 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 100 | 13 | 31 | 140 | 284 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Clinic Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| F. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| F. | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | 3 | — | 17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total on Clinic Register at 31st December | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | ||||||||
| (b) Not now on Clinic Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Children | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Clinic Register | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Dead | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Children | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Total written off Clinic Register | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 14 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||