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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 1930
[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 1930.
| Condition at time of discbarge | Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 months | 3-6 months | 6-12 months | More than 12 months | ||||||||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | M. | F. | Ch. | |
| Class T.B. minus. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent | 7 | 9 | ... | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 66 | |||
| Improved | 2 | 11 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 | |
| No material improvement | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Died in Institution | 2 | 1 | . . . | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Class T.B. plus Group 1. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Improved | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| No material improvement | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Died in Institution | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Class T.B. plus. Group 2. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 21 |
| Improved | 15 | 11 | ... | 17 | 7 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| No material improvement | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 |
| Died in Institution | 6 | 7 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | l | ... | 31 |
| Class T.B. plus. Group 3. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Improved | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 19 |
| No material improvement | 8 | 6 | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 28 |
| Died in Institution | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | l | ... | 16 |
| Non-Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
| Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent or Arrested | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | l | 8 | 14 |
| Improved | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| No material improvement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Died in Institution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Abdominal. | |||||||||||||
| Quiescent or Arrested | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| No material improvement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Died in Institution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Organs. | |||||||||||||
| QuiescentorArrested | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No material improvement | ... | ||||||||||||
| Died in Institution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peripheral Glands. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Quiescent or Arrested | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Improved | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| No material improvement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Died in Institution | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Observation for purpose of Diagnosis. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks. | 2-4 weeks | More than 4 weeks. | |||||||||
| Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Non-tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Doubtful | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 388 |