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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Return showing the work of the dispensary during the year 1925
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. | ||
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | |||||||||||||
| 212 | 174 | 39 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 34 | 226 | 200 | 91 | 74 | ||
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | 42 | 40 | 35 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 | 83 | 66 | 55 | ||
| b.—Contacts examined during the year :— | |||||||||||||
| — | 14 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 12 | 10 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 38 | 54 | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 74 | 190 | 184 | 247 | ||
| These figures refer to persons examined for the first time during the year 1925. | C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | 268 | 241 | 298 | |
| D. —Number of prsons of dis pensary Register on December 31st:- | |||||||||||||
| 165 | 176 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 26 | 55 | 86 | 177 | 202 | 122 | 103 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 53 | 63 | 70 | ||