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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1929.
| 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 | 179 | 132 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 194 | 147 | 32 | 44 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 126 | 100 | 114 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 85 | 76 | 66 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 32 | 37 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 141 | 137 | 108 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 45 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 7 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 367 | 325 | 315 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31 (a) Diagnosis completed | 842 | 893 | 393 | 335 | 86 | 108 | 169 | 106 | 928 | 1001 | 562 | 441 |
| (6) Diagnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 17 | 31 | 23 |
N.B.—Eight cases previously discharged as "cured" have returned to the
Dispensary and are included in heading A(a), A(b) or A(c)
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