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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS & CHEST CLINIC. DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1940.
| DIAGNOSIS. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Total. | GRAND TOTAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults. | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| A.- Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the beginning of the Quarter. | 382 | 338 | 25 | 13 | 62 | 91 | 33 | 11 | 444 | 429 | 58 | 24 | 955 |
| Inward Transfers during Quarter. | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| L.S.e. cases returned during Quarter | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| B.- Number of new cases diagnosed as Tuberculosis during the Quarter | |||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B. minus | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| (2) Class T.B. plus | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 | |
| (5) Non-Pulmonary | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C.- Number of cases included in A & B written off the Dispensary Register during the quarter as;- | |||||||||||||
| (1) Recovered | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | - | - | 15 |
| (3) Removed to other areas | 24 | 27 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 64 |
| (4) For other reasons. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D.- Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter. | 349 | | 309 | 23 | 9 | 63 | 87 | 31 | 8 | 412 | 396 | 54 | 17 | 879 |