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West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XVIII.
Langdon Hill Sanatorium . Analysis ok cases discharged.
(Ministry of Health Form T. 145 (G)—modified)
| Period of treatment | Children (-15 years). | Sex. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | non t.b. | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.B. minus. | T. IS. plus | ||||||||||||
| Q. | Imp. | Not Imp. | Q. | Imp. | Not Imp. | Q. | Imp. | Not Imp. | |||||
| Under 28 days | Under 5 | Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Over 5 | Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1—3 months | Under 5 | Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Over 5 | Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| 3—6 months | Under 5 | Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Over 5 | Males | 3 | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | .— | 1 | 4 | |
| Females | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| 6—12 months | Under 5 | Males | —. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Over 5 | Males | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Females | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | ||
| Over 12 months | Under 5 | Males Females | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Over 5 | Males | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Females | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | ||
Q.—quiesccnt. Imp.—improved. Not imp. —not improved.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925. These regulations prohibit any person who is aware that
he is suffering from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract to enter
upon any employment or occupation in connection with a dairy
which would involve the milking of cows, the treatment of milk,
or the handling of vessels used for containing milk.
It was not necessary to take any statutory action under
these regulations during the year.
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