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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 1958
[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 1958:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of cases on register | 270 | 188 | 26 | 23 | 211 | |
| Additions:— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| Cases removed into district | 22 | 14 | — | 1 | 22 | 15 |
| Restored | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Total Additions | 44 | 30 | — | 2 | 44 | 32 |
| Removals:— | ||||||
| Deaths from T.B. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Removed from district | 19 | 20 | 1 | — | 20 | 20 |
| Recovered | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 |
| Non T.B | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Total Removed from Register | 48 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 42 |
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1958 | 266 | 181 | 18 | 20 | 284 | 201 |
The following table shows the age-groups in which notifications and deaths occurred:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 and under 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 and under 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 and under 20 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| 20 and under 25 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 and under 35 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 and under 45 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 and under 55 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 55 and under 65 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and over | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 |