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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 27. Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1938 of all remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. patients
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates | Previous to 1928 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bones and |Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | Bones and Joints | Abdominal | Other Organs | Peripheral Glands | Total | ||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December, | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 2 | — | — | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | 2 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |||
| Children | 7 | 1 | — | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 19 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register | and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as recovered | Adults | M. | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| Children | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 83 | 15 | 28 | 125 | 251 | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 112 | 21 | 36 | 153 | 322 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 26 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 131 | 22 | 42 | 176 | 371 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 31 | |||
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| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |||
| Children | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | |||
| Children | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Discharged as Recovered | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from the Dispensary Register | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 19 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 30 | |||
1937
1938
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on 31st December. | Disease Arrested | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Disease not Arrested | Adutls | M. | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| F. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Children | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | |||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st Dec. | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| (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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Dead | Adults | M. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary). | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||