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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 1943
[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 CUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1943.
| 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 | 393 | 340 | 23 | 10 | 67 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 460 | 428 | 35 | 13 | 936 |
| Transfers from other Authorities during the Quarter | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| L.S.O.cases returned during the Quarter | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| B.Number of new cases diagnosed as Tuberculosis during the Quarter. | |||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B. minus | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| (2) Class T.B. | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 15 | |
| (3) Non- Pulmonary. | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C.Number of cases-included in A & B written off the Dispensary Register during the Quarter as | |||||||||||||
| (l) Recovered. | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | - | 20 | |
| (3) Removed to other areas. | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| (4) For other reasons. | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | ||
| D.Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter | 400 | 343 | 25 | 10 | 67 | 89 | 13 | 2 | 467 | 432 | 38 | 12 | 949 |
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