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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Number of swabs examined for the Invalid and Crippled Children's Society:—
| Faucial | 60 | — | - |
| Nasal | 58 | 5 | 8.62 |
| Total | 118 | 5 | 4.23 |
| Total number of examinations | 4144 | 398 | 9.60 |
Tuberculosis.
The reports of the Tuberculosis Officer and of the Medical
Superintendent of Dagenham Sanatorium and Langdon Hills
Sanatorium will be found on pages 182-138.
PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS)
REGULATIONS, 1925.
No action taken
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925. SECTION 62.
(Compulsory Removal to hospital of infectious persons suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis.)
No action taken.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
The Tuberculosis Officer (Dr. P. A. Galpin) reports as
follows:—
In the following table the number of cases examined is compared with those of previous years.
| Year | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified Cases | 130 | 128 | 98 | 104 | 74 | 69 |
| Request | 592 | 564 | 553 | 516 | 537 | 521 |
| Definite | 400 | 451 | 419 | 328 | 276 | 301 |
| Contacts | 448 | 585 | 507 | 351 | 401 | 464 |
| Contacts found to be Tuberculous | 12 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Percentage | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | l.7 |