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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 29.
Return relating to the work of the Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic during the quarter ending 31st December, 1945.
| — | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Grand Total. | |||||||
| 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 | 444 | 389 | 29 | 22 | 68 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 512 | 474 | 44 | 27 | 1057 | |
| (2) Transfers from Authorities of area outside that of the Council or Board during the Quarter | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| (3) Lost sighi of cases returned during the Quarter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B.—Number of New Cases diagnosed as tuberculous during the Quarter :— | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Class T.B. minus | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 | |
| (2) Class T.B. plus | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 6 | |
| (3) Non-pulmonary | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| C.—Number of cases included in A. and B. written off the Dispensary Register during the Quarter as :— | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Recovered | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 6 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | 18 | |
| (3) Removed to other Areas | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | |
| (4) For other reasons | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | |
| D.—Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis 011 the Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter | 462 | 396 | 33 | 25 | 68 | 86 | 18 | 7 | 530 | 482 | 51 | 32 | 1095 | |