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East Ham 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY FOR
THE YEAR 1919.
Number of patients on treatment, December 31st, 1918, 63.5 :—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
249 71 22 132 81 80
Number removed during the year ending December 31st,
1919, 135:—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
63 23 0 18 18 13
-19 of these have died, 21 left the district, 65 have been removed
from the Register for other causes.
Number added during the year 1919, 142:—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
74 24 4 28 8 4
Number remaining on treatment December 31st, 1919:—
Pulmonary, 618. Non-Pulmonary, 62. Total, 680.
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
276 74 27 137 83 83
The following tables show treatment being received by the
patients on Register, December 31st, 1919.
Number of patients attending Dispensary for treatment,
327 :—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
152 36 11 58 40 30
Number of patients receiving Domiciliary treatment, 72 :—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
43 8 2 13 5 1
Number of patients receiving Sanatorium treatment, 31 :—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
20 5 0 2 4 0
Number of patients attending for Observation, £50:—
Insured. Uninsured. Children.
Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females.
61 25 14 64 34 52