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West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Duration of treatment. The duration of treatment in these
institutions and the results of the treatment which the patients
received are shown in Tables XVII. and XVIII.
Table XVII.
Dagenham Sanatorium . Analysis of cases discharged. (Ministry of Health Form T. 145 (G)—modified)
| Period of treatment (adults). | Pulmonary. | Non-. pillion a ry. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.B. minus. | T.B. plus. | |||||||
| Quiescent. | Improved. | Not improved. | Quiescent. | Improved. | Not improved. | |||
| Males | _ | _ | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | 10 |
| Females | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | - | 4 |
| 1—3 months | ||||||||
| Males | 1 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | 19 |
| Females | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 |
| 3—6 months | ||||||||
| Males | 14 | 3 | — | 9 | 15 | 3 | — | 44 |
| Females | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 26 |
| 6—12 months | ||||||||
| Males | 3 | 0 | - | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | 30 |
| Females | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Over J 2 months | ||||||||
| Males | 2 | _ | _ | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Females | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 7 | 40 | 58 | 29 | — | 181 |
Occupational therapy. Since the proportion of advanced or
moderately advanced cases admitted to Dagenham Sanatorium is
fairly high, it has not so far been found practicable to introduce
any elaborate system of graded exercises. The actual amount of
work which is allocated to different patients is decided more by
the condition of the patient than dictated by any pre-arranged
system. Table XX. gives an indication of the proportion of the
patients who were in a condition to do work of this type.
Results of treatment in institutions. The results of treatment
are further analysed in Table XIX.
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