London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
110
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1930.
Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1930.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DiagnosiS | 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 | 183 | 168 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 193 | 188 | 39 | 39 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 86 | 105 | 98 | 90 | |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84 | 71 | 64 | 48 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||
| — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 19 | 30 | 27 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 132 | 132 | 151 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| 67 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 85 | 67 | 42 | 23 | |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 192 | 289 | 298 | 287 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31 : | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 737 | 800 | 306 | 264 | 67 | 94 | 156 | 103 | 804 | 894 | 462 | 367 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | 27 | 22 | 32 | 23 |
N.B.—Eight of the cases clischarg-ed as "cured" have returned to the Dispensary and
are included in Heading; C. or D.