London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
Table 27.—RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST CLINIC DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1947.
| 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 | 505 | 397 | 76 | 70 | 53 | 62 | 42 | 23 | 558 | 459 | 118 | 93 | 1,228 |
| (2) Transfers from Authorities of area outside that of the Council during Quarter | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 8 |
| (3) Lost sight of cases returned during the Quarter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B. Number of New Cases diagnosed as tuberculous during the Quarter:— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (1) Class T.B. minus | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 37 |
| (2) Class T.B. plus | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 |
| (3) Non-pulmonary | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| C. Number of cases included in A. and B. written off the Dispensary Register during the Quarter as:- | |||||||||||||
| (1) Recovered | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (2) Dead (all causes) | 8 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | 1 | 19 |
| (3) Removed to other Areas | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| (4) For other reasons | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
| D. Number of definite cases of Tuberculosis on the Dispensary Register at the end of the Quarter | 510 | 401 | 79 | 75 | 52 | 61 | 39 | 25 | 562 | 462 | 118 | 100 | 1,242 |