Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1938 in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (including Harts Sanatorium).
In Institutions on J an. 1 | Admitted during the year. | Discharged during the year. | Died in the Institutions. | In Institutions on Dec. 31. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
Number of doubtfully tuberculous cases admitted for' observation | Adults | M. | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - |
F. | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||
Children | ... | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | |
Total | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | — |
Number of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults | M. | 44 | 97 | 76 | 20 | 45 |
F. | 35 | 81 | 72 | 3 | 41 | ||
Children | ... | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | |
Total | ... | ... | 87 | 195 | 165 | 23 | 94 |
Number of patients suffering from non-pulmonary tuberculosis | Adults | M. | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
F. | 7 | 6 | 12 | — | 1 | ||
Children | ... | 16 | 3 | 14 | — | 5 | |
Total | ... | ... | 28 | 10 | 30 | — | 8 |
Grand Totals (a), (b) & (c) | ... | ... | 118 | 218 | 210 | 24 | 102 |
TABLE 35.
Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment provided during the year 1938 in poor law institutions for
Persons Chargeable to the Council.
In Institutions on J an.1 | Admitted during the year. | Discharged during the year. | Died in the institutions. | In Institutions on Dec. 31. | |||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||
Number of patients suffering from pul-) m onary tuberculo-■ sis j | \d-ults | M. | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
F. | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | ||
Chil-dien | ... | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
Total | 6 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 4 | ||
Number of patients suffering from non-1 pulmonary tuber- j culosis ......' | vaults | M | _ | I | I | _ | _ |
F. | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Chil- df (n | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Total | ... | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Grand Total ... | 6 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 5 |