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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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Disposal of cases. An analysis of primary notifications
and transfer of patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis,
showing the disposal of the cases during the year 1937, is given in
Table XXVI.
Table XXVI.
Pulmonary tuberculosis.
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted to Dagenham or Langdon Hill Sanatoria | 68 | 42 | 10 | 120 |
| Admitted to other institutions | 18 | 19 | 2 | 39 |
| Unable to accept institutional treatment | r4 | 23 | __ | 37 |
| Dispensary treatment | 5 | 8 | — | 13 |
| Dispensary supervision | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Domiciliary or home treatment | 15 | 8 | _ | 23 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Removed from West Ham area | — | — | — | — |
| Not examined | 45 | 17 | 6 | 68 |
| Total | 169 | 123 | 20 | 312 |
An analysis of the 68 cases which were not examined is shown below:
| Notified deaths | 19 |
| Cases in institutions (e.g. mental hospitals) | n -> O J |
| Declined to attend dispensary | 9 |
| Left West Ham area | 2 |
| Notification withdrawn | 1 |
| Lost sight of | 4 |
The percentage of notified deaths to total deaths (169) i
11.2 and to the total notifications and transfers (312)—6.0.
202