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West Ham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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DAGENHAM AND LANGDON HILL SANATORIA.
The following report has been supplied by Dr. G. M. Mayberry,
B.A., L.A.H., L.R.C.P., the Medical Superintendent: —
DAGENHAM SANATORIUM. At the end of 1945 the
number of patients remaining under treatment was: —
Males 60
Females 43—103
The total admissions during 1946 were: —
Males 70
Females 59—129
The number of deaths was: —
Males 26
Females 23— 49
Discharges during the year totalled: —
Males 69
Females 62—131
Remaining in on 31st December, 1946: —
Males 35
F'emales 17— 52
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. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES | 17 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 65 |
| Quiescent | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |
| Improved | 6 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
| No material improvement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Four cases were in residence for less than four weeks and not classified. One case was non-tuberculous.
| FEMALES | 9 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 57 |
| Ouiescent | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Improved | 4 | 4 | 20 | 9 | |
| No material improvement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Three cases were in residence for under four weeks and not
classified. Two were non-tuberculous.
The following Extra-District cases were admitted during the year:—
| Essex | Males | 4 |
| Females | 1—5 | |
| Surrey | Males | 0 |
| Females | 1—1 | |
| East Ham | Males | 1 |
| Females | 0—1 | |
| Seamen's Society | Males | 1 |
| Females | 0—1 |