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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1954
[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 1954:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1954 | 257 | 183 | 36 | 37 | 293 | 220 |
| Additions, 1954:— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 21 | 10 | — | 7 | 21 | 17 |
| Cases removed into District | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 |
| Restored to register | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total Additions | 39 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 39 |
| Removals, 1954:— | ||||||
| Deaths from (a) Tuberculosis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| (b) Other causes | — | —. | —. | – | — | — |
| Removed from District | 18 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 24 |
| Recovered | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Removed from Register | 30 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 43 |
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1955 | 266 | 181 | 33 | 35 | 299 | 216 |
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 and under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 and under 15 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 and under 20 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 and under 25 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 and under 35 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 35 and under 45 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 and under 55 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 55 and under 65 | 2 | – | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 and over | 3 | – | — | 1 | 3 | – | — | — |
| Totals | 21 | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |