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Coulsdon and Purley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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The new cases were distributed amongst the wards as follows:-
TABLE IX
| Localisation. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Kenley. | Purley. | Sanderstead. | Selsdon. | Woodcote. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
| Non-pulmonary | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
The following table illustrates the trend of this disease since
the formation of the District.
TABLE X
| 1915-1924 | 1925-1934 | 1935-1944 | 1945-1949 | 1950-1954 | 1958 | 1959 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary— | |||||||
| New cases notified | 22 | 29 | 35 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 26 |
| *Case rate | 115 | 82 | 68 | 81 | 67 | 45 | 37 |
| Deaths | 12 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| *Death rate | 65 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 8 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||||
| New cases notified | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| *Case rate | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Deaths | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| *Death rate | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
* (The rates quoted are per 100,000 population).
During 1959 the number of new notifications of pulmonary
tuberculosis decreased to 26 compared with 31 last year and an
average of 39 in the last five years. The steady improvement in
the death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis is encouraging as is
the decreasing prevalence of and death rate from non-pulmonary
tuberculosis.
The Council is responsible for rehousing, one of the most
important measures in the prevention of this disease 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 Hospital Board.
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