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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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T able 20.—RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST CLINIC DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31 st DECEMBER, 1944.
| 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.—(1) Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the beginning of the Quarter | 398 | 356 | 20 | 15 | 67 | 92 | 13 | 3 | 465 | 448 | 33 | 18 | 964 |
| (2) Transfers from other Authorities during the Quarter | 3 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | – | – | 10 |
| (3) Lost sight of cases returned during the Quarter | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 1 | – | 13 |
| B.—Number of New Cases diagnosed as tuberculous during the Quarter:— | |||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B. minus | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| (2) Class T.B. plus | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| (3) Non-pulmonary | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| C.—Number of eases included in A. and B. written off the Dispensary Register during the Quarter as:— | |||||||||||||
| (1) Recovered | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 6 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | – | – | 16 |
| (3) Removed to other Areas | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 12 | – | 1 | 16 |
| (4) For other reasons | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| D.—Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter | 410 | 358 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 478 | 446 | 36 | 19 | 979 |