Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
The following table presents concisely the position with regard to tuberculosis in the District during 1953:—
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1953 | 246 | 178 | 36 | 35 | 282 | 213 |
Additions, 1953:— | ||||||
New cases notified | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 |
Cases removed into District | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 |
Restored to register | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Total Additions | 38 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 37 |
Removals, 1953:— | ||||||
Deaths from (a) Tuberculosis | 10 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 12 |
(b) Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Removed from District | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
Recovered | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Non-tuberculous | ||||||
Total Removed from Register | 27 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 30 |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1954 | 257 | 183 | 36 | 37 | 293 | 220 |
The following table shows the age-groups in which notifications and deaths occurred
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
1 and under 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 and under 10 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 and under 15 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 and under 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
20 and under 25 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
25 and under 35 | 3 | 1 | •—- | — | — | 1 | — | — |
35 and under 45 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
45 and under 55 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
55 and under 65 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
65 and over | — | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
Totals | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | — |