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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XII.
Tuberculosis Dispensary. State of diagnosis at the end of the year 1937. (Modified from Ministry of H ealth Return, Form T /145, Table A.)
| A. New cases examined during the year (excluding contacts) | PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | TOTAL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F- | M. | F. | M. F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Definitely tuberculous | 125 | 90 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 137 | 114 | 19 | 14 |
| Di agnosis not completed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 66 | 68 | 29 |
| Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | 151 | 175 | 144 |
| Totals | 332 | 331 | 252 | 187 | ||||||||
| Definitely tuberculous | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | |
| Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |
| Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 129 | 107 | 92 |
| Totals | 69 | 133 | 121 | 100 | ||||||||
| C. Cases written off Dispensary Register | ||||||||||||
| Recovered | 27 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 23 309 | 16 249 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | 207 ; 299 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 238 | 324 | 332 | 265 | ||||||||
| Number of persons on Dispensarv register:— | ||||||||||||
| Diagnosis completed 1,578 | ||||||||||||
| Diagnosis not completed 223 | ||||||||||||
| Total 1,801 | ||||||||||||