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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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It was quite impossible to keep the beds fully occupied
during the year owing to the extreme shortage of both nursing
and domestic staff. Many applications for the admission of
extra-district cases had to be refused.
The results of treatment were, as in the past, satisfactory
and encouraging. I regret that more beds were not available.
A number of old patients now grown up and fully occupied
have visited the institution, some on leave from the Forces.
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(b) LANGDON HILL SANATORIUM.
| No. of admissions | Males 14. | Females 9. | Total | 23 |
| No. of discharges | Males 17. | Females 8. | Total | 25 |
| No. of deaths | Males —. | Females—. | Total | — |
| No. of patients in | ||||
| institution:— | ||||
| Dec., 1945 Males 14. Females 17. Total 31 | ||||
The grades of cases discharged and the results of treatment were as follows:—
| T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 17 | — | — | — |
| Females | 6 | — | — | 2 |
One case was under treatment for both pulmonary and surgical tuberculosis.
| MALES | ||||
| Quiescent | 16 | — | — | - |
| Improved | 1 | — | — | - |
| No material improvement | - | - | - | - |
FEMALES
| Quiescent | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Improved | — | — | - | — |
| No material improvement | - | - | - | — |
| Extra-District cases admitted during the year were: — | ||||
| Males 3. (2 East Ham, 1 Surrey). Females 1. (Surrey). Total: | 4 | |||