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West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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The number of contacts who were still under observation
on the 31st December, 1936, was 27: of these, 11 were diagnosed
definitely tuberculous during the year; 14 were diagnosed as nontuberculous
; one was lost sight of; one remained under observation
; and 7 were admitted to sanatoria for observation or treatment.
INSTITUTIONAL ACCOMMODATION FOR
TUBERCULOSIS.
The Council possesses two institutions for the treatment
of tuberculous patients—Dagenham Sanatorium, which accommodates
128 adults, and Langdon Hill Sanatorium, which has 40
beds for the treatment of children. These institutions are further
described in the report of the medical superintendents. Table
XIV . gives further details regarding the allocation of these beds.
Table XIV.
Allocation of beds at Dagenham and Langdon Hill Sanatoria.
| Age (years) | Type of tuberculosis. | Dagenham. | Langdon Hill. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||
| — 15 | I'ulmona rv | •— | — | 15 | 30 | |
| Non-pulmonarv | — | — | 5 | 5 | io | |
| 15— | Pulmonary | 80 | 48 | — | — | 28 |
| Non-pulmonarv | ||||||
| Total | 80 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 168 | |
In addition 92 beds at Whipps Cross Hospital arc at present
used for the treatment of tuberculosis—more especially cases of
an advanced nature.
There were 110 extensive alterations or additions to these,
sanatoria during the year, and other structural alterations are
described later in this section.
Treatment in the Authority's institutions during igjy.
The number of patients treated in Dagenham and Langdon Hill
Sanatoria is shown in tabular form in Tables XV. and XVI.
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