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East Ham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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70A
TABLE 25. 70a Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification
at tha t time.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Previous to 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Tot«l(Class | T.B. Plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | TotaKClass i T.B. Plui) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Tot»(ICIass T.B. Plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Tot»l(Class T.B. Plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Totalckass T.B. Plus) | |||||||||
| Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 18 | 5 | 6 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| F. | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||
| Children | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 11 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |||
| F. | 12 | 5 | 11 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Children | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 62 | 19 | 32 | — | 51 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | 20 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 327 | 39 | 56 | 4 | 99 | 61 | 9 | 27 | — | 36 | 47 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 62 | — | 23 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 9 | 27 | — | 36 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 39 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 44 | |
| F. | 26 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | |||
| Children | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 457 | 55 | 143 | 57 | 255 | 79 | 18 | 72 | 23 | 113 | 61 | 18 | 68 | 21 | 107 | 81 | 25 | 59 | 23 | 107 | 61 | 15 | 62 | 22 | 99 | |||
| Grand Totals | 519 | 74 | 175 | 57 | 306 | 84 | 19 | 80 | 24 | 123 | 76 | 19 | 71 | 22 | 112 | 95 | 33 | 61 | 24 | 118 | 78 | 22 | 67 | 24 | 112 | |||
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | 14 | 3 | 13 | — | 16 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 28 | |
| F. | 6 | — | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | |||
| Children | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during | the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 21 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 16 | — | 22 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 49 | |||
| -(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 26 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 22 | — | 26 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 27 | |
| F. | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 5 | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Children | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 36 | 17 | 41 | 36 | 94 | 29 | 16 | 46 | 19 | 81 | 43 | 9 | 55 | 14 | 78 | 28 | 6 | 49 | 17 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 62 | |||
| Grand Totals | 57 | 24 | 57 | 38 | 119 | 47 | 22 | 62 | 19 | 103 | 66 | 16 | 69 | 15 | 100 | 73 | 12 | 67 | 18 | 97 | 53 | 17 | 62 | 32 | 111 | |||
| 1935 | 1936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary | Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 24 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Condition not ascertained during | Children | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 53 | 10 | 31 | 6 | 47 | 80 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -- | — | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 3 | — | 7 | 15 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 18 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 52 | 5 | — | 13 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GrandTotals | 71 | 13 | 55 | 31 | 99 | 85 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||