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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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Discharges during the year totalled:—
Males 17
Females 10-27
Leaving under treatment at the 31st December, 1936:—
Males 20
Females 17-37
The average duration of residence (both sexes) was 639.98
days.
The average for males was 666.53 days, and for females
594.80 days.
The results of treatment for those discharged are as follows:
| T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 14 | — | — | 2 | 16 |
| Females | 8 | — | — | 2 | 10 |
| One case remained in residence for only 6 days and is not classified. | |||||
| MALES. | |||||
| Quiescent | 12 | — | — | 2 | |
| Improved | 2 | — | — | — | |
| No material improvement | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | 2 | ||
| FEMALES. | |||||
| Quiescent | 8 | — | — | 1 | |
| Improved | — | — | — | — | |
| No material improvement | - | - | — | 1* | |
| 8 | — | — | 2 | ||
* Died at Dagenham Sanatorium.
The average duration of residence in the past year has been
extremely high. This is mostly accounted for by the discharge
of 3 cases who had been in residence from 3 to 5 years. One
case entered the institution in a moribund condition, but after 5
years treatment was able to go to a colony to learn a trade. Two
cases were transferred during the year.
The treatment of advanced cases at Langdon Hill has undoubtedly
proved that hope should never be abandoned in children,
and that even the most advanced cases can be restored to
reasonable health, with prolonged treatment. On discharge the
home conditions are the deciding factor, while discharge to a suitable
colony is the ideal.
A number of old cases visited the institution during the year,
and it was gratifying to find that many advanced cases were at
work after an interval of some years.
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