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Coulsdon and Purley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The new cases were distributed amongst the wards as follows
| Localisation. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Kenley | Parley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Woodcote. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 6 | 15 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Nonpulmonary | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Totals | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
The following table illustrates the trend of this disease since
the formation of the District.
Average figures for the quinquennial periods 1915-1954.
| 1915-1924 | 1925-1934 | 1935-1944 | 1945-1949 | 1950-1954 | 1955 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 22 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 43 | 47 |
| *Case rate | 115 | 82 | 68 | 81 | 67 | 72 |
| Deaths | 12 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 11 |
| *Death rate | 65 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 22 | 17 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| *Case rate | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Deaths | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| *Death rate | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
* (The rates in this table and the remainder of the section are in all
cases per 100,000 population).
During 1955 the number of new notifications of pulmonary
tuberculosis increased to 47 compared with 31 last year, and an
average of 43 in the last five years. This increase may be due to a
fluctuation such as is apt to occur in dealing with relatively small
numbers or the result of the visit of the Mass X-ray Unit. The
steady improvement in the death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis
is encouraging as is the decreasing prevalence and death rate from
non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Council is responsible for one of the most important
measures aimed at combating this disease, viz., rehousing, and
also for disinfection, but the County Council bears the responsibility
for all other preventive measures except the treatment of
cases which is that of the Regional Health Boards.
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