Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Return showing the immediate results of treatment of patients* and of observation of doubtful cases discharged from Residential Institutions during the year 1926: —
Condition at time of discharge. | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | Total. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U nder 3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-12 months. | More than 12 months. | ||||||||||
Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
Tuberculosis. | M. | K. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
Class T.B. minus. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | 57 |
Improved | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 66 |
No material improvement | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Died in Institution | 11 | 9 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 |
Class T.B. pIus. Group 1. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 17 |
Improved | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 27 |
No material improvement | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Died in Institution | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 |
Class T.B. plus. Group 2- | |||||||||||||
Quiescent | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Improved | 7 | 3 | .. | 15 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 62 | ||
No material improvement | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 20 | |
Died in Institution | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 20 |
Class T.B. plus. Group 3. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
improved | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 22 |
No material improvement | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
Died in Institution | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent or Arrested | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Improved | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
No material improvement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Died in Institution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Abdominal. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent or Arrested | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Improved | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
No material improvement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Died in Institution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Organs | |||||||||||||
Quiescent or Arrested | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
No material improvement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Died in Institution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Peripheral Glands. | |||||||||||||
Quiescent or Arrested . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Improved | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
No material improvement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Died in Institution | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 9 |
Observation for More than purpose of Diagnosis. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-4 weeks. 4 weeks. | |||||||||||||
Tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Non-tuberculous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Doubtful | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
It should be borne in mind that the definition of "patient" does not include persons
in whom a definite diagnosis of tuberculosis has not been made.