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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 29.
Number of Beds Available for the Treatment of Tuberculosis on the 31st December, 1931, in Institutions belonging to the
Council.
| Name of Institution. | For Pulmonary Cases. | For Non-Pulmonary Cases. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children under 15. | Adults. | Children under 15. | ||
| Harts Sanatorium | 54 | 2 | — | — | 56 |
TABLE 30.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the Year in Harts Sanatorium.
| In Institution on Jan. 1 (1) | Admitted during the vear. (2) | Discharged during the year. (3) | Died in the Institution. (4) | In Institution on Dec. 31. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for observation | Adults | M. | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Children | – | – | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| — | |||||||
| Total | ... | ... | — | 2 | 2* | — | — |
| Number of definitely tuberculous patients admitted lor treatment | Adults | M. | 34 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 34 |
| F. | 19 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 18 | ||
| Children | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | ... | ... | 55 | 115 | 102 | 15 | 53 |
| Grand Total | ... | ... | 55 | 117 | 104 | 15 | 53 |
*The 2 cases admitted for observation were found to be not suffering
from tuberculosis.