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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RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST CLINIC. DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31ST, DECEMBER, 1942.
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 Tuberculous on the Dispensary Register at the beginning of the Quarter. | 347 | 300 | 23 | 10 | 63 | 80 | 18 | 1 | 410 | 380 | 41 | 11 | 842 |
Transfers from other Authorities during the Quarter. | 16 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 14 | - | 1 | 32 |
L.S.O. cases returned during the Quarter | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
B. Number of new cases diagnosed as Tuberculosis during the Quarter | |||||||||||||
(1) Class T.B. minus | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 19 |
(2) Class T.B. plus | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
(3) Non-Pulmonary | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
C. Number of cases included in A & B written off the Dispensary Register during the Quarter as | |||||||||||||
(1) Recovered | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
(2) Dead (all causes.) | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | - | - | 13 |
(3) Removed to other areas | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | 9 |
(4) For other reasons. | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
D. Number of definite cases of Tuberculous on the | |||||||||||||
Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter | 361 | 308 | 20 | 11 | 67 | 80 | 13 | - | 428 | 388 | 33 | 11 | 860 |
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