[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham].

  • West Ham (London, England). County Borough.
Date:
[1935]
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    The total number of fresh cases of Tuberculosis coming to my knowledge was 450, of which 374 were pulmonary cases. The deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis numbered 270, giving a death rate of .97 per 1,000 of the population. The death rate from respiratory Phthisis being .86, and from other forms .11, per 1,000 of the population. The reports of the Tuberculosis Officer and of the Medical Superintendent of Dagenham Sanatorium will be found on pages 127-129. PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1925. No action taken. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1925. SECTION 62. (Compulsory Removal to hospital of infectious persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.) No action taken. Tuberculosis Dispensary. The Tuberculosis Officer (Dr. P. A. Galpin) reports as follows:— Comparison with other years:— Year 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Request Cases 683 567 592 564 553 516 Notified Cases 142 176 130 128 98 104 Definite Cases 467 495 400 451 419 328 Contact Cases 532 561 448 585 507 351 Contact Cases (Tuberculous) 19 20 12 15 20 10 Percentage 3.7 3.7 2.6 2.5 3.9 2.8 Tuberculosis of Lungs. Diagnosis. The usual methods of diagnosis have been employed. One hundred and seven X-Ray examinations were carried out at the Whipps Cross Hospital. Treatment. Residential Treatment has been arranged at the usual Institu tions, viz., the Borough Sanatorium at Dagenham and at the Grosvenor Sanatorium and King George Sanatorium. Children. I he Sanatorium at Langdon Hill has been in full use. 125