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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1928.
| 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) : | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 185 | 154 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 14 | 197 | 167 | 65 | 51 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 56 | 28 | 39 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 184 | 155 | 154 | |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| (ib) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 20 | 17 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 147 | 176 | 186 | |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| 43 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 15 | 10 | |
| 224 | 370 | 368 | 374 | |||||||||
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31 | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 737 | 790 | 468 | 396 | 58 | 80 | 169 | 118 | 795 | 870 | 637 | 514 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 46 | 46 | 45 | |
N.B.— Five cases previously discharged as " cured " have returned to
the Dispencery and are included in Heading A (a) and/or A (b)