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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 31.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the Year 1938 in Harts Sanatorium.
| In Institution on J an. 1 | Admitted during the year. | Discharged during the year | Died in the Institution. | In Institution on Dec. 31. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
| Number of doubt-fully tuberculous cases admitted for observation | Adults Children | M. | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - |
| F. | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||
| ... | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Total | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | — |
| Number of pati ents suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults Children | M. | 40 | 78 | 66 | 11 | 41 |
| ...F. | 28 | 64 | 60 | 2 | 30 | ||
| ... | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| Total | ... | ... | 69 | 142 | 127 | 13 | 71 |
| Number of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults Children | M. | - | - | - | - | - |
| F. | — | 1 | 1 | - | — | ||
| ... | — | — | — | - | — | ||
| Total | ... | ... | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Grand Total | 72 | 156 | 143 | 14 | 71 | ||
TABLE 32.
RETURN SHOWING THE RESULTS OF DOUBTFULLY TUBERCULOUS CASES DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR 1938 FROM HARTS SANATORIUM.
| Diagnosis on discharge from observation. | For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | Stay under 4 weeks. | Stay over 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Ch | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
| Tuberculous | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Non-tuberculous | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Doubtful | +1 | — | — | *3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 1 |
†Subsequently died of Bronchiectasis.
* 2 subsequently notified as Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
1 subsequently diagnosed and died of Carcinoma.