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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 34.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the Year 1936 in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the Treatment of Tubercu losis (including Harts Sanatorium).
| In Institutions on Jan. 1 (1) | Admitted during the year. (2) | Discharged during the year. (3) | Died in the Institutions. (4) | In Institutions on Dec. 31. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for observation | adults | M. | _ | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| F. | — | — | — | - | — | ||
| Children | ... | — | — | — | _ | — | |
| Total | ... | ... | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Numberof patients suffering from pulmonary tuber culosis | Adults | M. | 50 | 90 | 87 | 10 | 43 |
| F. | 35 | 72 | 57 | 7 | 43 | ||
| Children | ... | 12 | 8 | 11 | — | 9 | |
| Total | ... | ... | 97 | 170 | 155 | 17 | 95 |
| Number of patients suffering fron nonpulmonary tuberculosis | Adults | M. | 2 | 8 | 7 | - | 3 |
| F. | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 | ||
| Children | ... | 17 | 12 | 15 | — | 14 | |
| Total | ... | ... | 28 | 24 | 30 | — | 22 |
| Grand Total | ... | ... | 125 | 196 | 187 | 17 | 117 |
TABLE 35.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment provided during the year 1936 in poor Law institutions for
Persons Chargeable to the Council.
| In Institutions on J an.1 (1) | Admitted during the year (2) | Discharged during the year. (3) | Died in the institutions. (4) | In Institutions on Dec. 31. (5) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults | M. | 4 | 37 | 13 | 19 | 9 |
| F. | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Chil dren | ... | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | ... | ... | 6 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 11 |
| Number of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults | M | |||||
| F. | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Chidren | ... | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | ... | ... | - | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Grand Total | ... | ... | 6 | 61 | 32 | 24 | 11 |