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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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Insured persons admitted during the year totalled 179, the
remaining 46 being non-insured.
Twenty-three ex-Service men were admitted to the Sanatorium
during the same period.
The Death Rate (calculated on admissions) was 21.78%.
In the case of males the percentage was 21.18, and in the
case of females 22.89.
The average duration of residence (both sexes) was 107.02
days.
The average for males was 172.00 days and for females
155.81 days.
The grades of cases discharged and the results of treatment were as follows:—
| T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 28 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 99 |
| Females | 14 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 44 |
| MALES. | |||||
| Quiescent | 18 | 3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Improved | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | |
| No material improvement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 | 3 | 50 | 18 | ||
Seven cases were in residence for under 4 weeks and not classified.
| FEMALES. | ||||
| Quiescent | 10 | — | 5 | 1 |
| Improved | 4 | — | 8 | 8 |
| No material improvement | — | — | — | 8 |
| 14 | 0 | 13 | 17 | |
Four cases were in residence for under 4 weeks and not
classified.
As usual a large number of patients left the Institution during
the year without availing themselves of an adequate period of
treatment. In some cases this was unavoidable; in others, no
better excuse was given than that "They could not settle down,
or that "They were fed up." Unfortunately, with close observation
over a number of years, it is found that, with few exceptions,
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