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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
West Ham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table "A"—Notified Cases.
| Positive. | Negative. | Observation. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults— | ||||
| Males | 79 | 11 | 5 | 95 |
| Females | 54 | 15 | 2 | 71 |
| Children— | ||||
| Males | 62 | 13 | 3 | 78 |
| Females | 63 | 13 | 4 | 80 |
| 258 | 52 | 14 | 324 | |
Table " B "—This includes Positive Cases in Tables A, C & D
| Type I. | Type II . | Type III. | Surgical and Combined. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turban Gerhadt Classification | 418 | 89 | 26 | 60 | 593 |
Contact Cases are such cases has have been in contact with,
or exposed to infection by a case of Tuberculosis. As mentioned
in Paragraph 1, the number of contacts examined is large,
and is an indication of the good sense of the adults, and of the
parents of the children, examined under this heading. The
percentage of contacts found to be suffering from Tuberculosis
is very low and shows a big drop from previous years. This is
a natural sequence of the earlier stage in which the disease is
notified (the infectivity of Tuberculosis in its very early stage
being slight in comparison to the advanced stage) and from the
greater precautions against infection taken in the house than
formerly.
Table " C "—Contact Cases.
| Positive. | Pre-T. B. or Indef. | Negative. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults— | ||||
| Males | 3 | 4 | 72 | 79 |
| Females | 11 | 22 | 232 | 265 |
| Children— | ||||
| Males | 21 | 48 | 200 | 269 |
| Females | 16 | 47 | 211 | 274 |
| 51 | 121 | 715 | 887 | |