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West Ham 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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59
Dagenham Sanatorium.
Annual Report for the year 1924.
At the end of 1923 the number of patients remaining under
treatment was: —
Males 65
Females 33 98
The total admissions during 1924 was: —
Males 195
Females 99 258
The number of deaths was: —
Males 24
Females 11 35
Discharges during the year totalled: —
Males 137
Females 87 224
Leaving under treatment at 31st December, 1924: —
Males 63
Females 34 97*
* Includes 14 non-insured persons.
The Classes of cases discharged and the results were as
follows: —
Early.
Intermediate.
Advanced.
Males
21.8
23.4
54.6
Females
31.8
16.6
52.2
Arrested.
Improved.
Unimproved,
Stationary or
Worse.
Males
39.8
46.01
14.06
Females
36.6
44.4
18.8
The number of patients admitted during the year totalled
258, 50 of these being non-insured.
72 Ex-service Men were admitted to the Sanatorium during
the same period.