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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 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE27.CHART SHOWING HISTORY FOR FIVE YEARS OF 263 NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS REPORTED FROM ALL SOURCES IN 1931.

TABLE27.CHART SHOWING HISTORY FOR FIVE YEARS OF 263 NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS REPORTED FROM ALL SOURCES IN 1931.

Total New Cases of Tuberculosis Reported from all Sources during 1931.
263
Cases Reported at Death onlyCases found to be Non-T.B. and NotificationCases not dealt with under Tuberculosis SchemeNumber of Cases Treated under Tuberculosis Scheme
131647187
Transferred from other Areas and found to be recoveredDied from other than TuberculosisCases in Mental Institutions, etc.Patients refusing TreatmentDied Several Weeks after NotificationChanged Address few days after Notification
00292511
Number of Cases Treated under Tuberculosis Scheme
187 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1 Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
14938
Males 72.Age 0-15—5.Males 17.Age 0-15—19.
Females 77.A sre 15-45—116.Females 21.Age 15-45—19.
Age 45 4—28.Age 45-0.
Received Institutional Treatment between 1931 and 1936Received Home Treatment and Dispensary Supervision onlyAbout Nine-Tenths of Special Treatmentthese Patients received in Hospitals or Dispensary.
11930Position at End of 5 years.
Position at End of 5 years.
Died from other than TuberculosisDied from TuberculosisRemovals, furtherUntraced, Refused TreatmentEventually found to be Non-TuberculousStill under TreatmentDied from TuberculosisRemovals, Untraced, Refused further TreatmentEventually found to be Non-TuberculousStill under TreatmentRecovered after 3 years Quiescence
361482351190171
Within 12 months1-2 years2-3 years3-4 years4-5 years4-5 years 1
2119984
0-3 months23-6 months 76-9 months 89-12 months 4