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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
Croydon 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TUBERCULOSIS. —The number of specimens examined during
he year amounted to 225, 15 of these being from patients already in
the Hospital. Out of the total number of examinations 64 were found
to contain the tubercle bacillus.
'The following table shows the number of specimens examined for
the detection of K. Tuberculosis during 1908 :—
RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
| 1908. | Examinations for the Borough. | Examinations tor the Hospital. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Examinations. | AH Examinations. | AH Examinations. | |||||||
| + | — | Total | + | — | Total | + | — | Total | |
| January | 4 | 15 | 19 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| February | 2 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| March | 6 | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| May | 3 | 15 | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| June | 5 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| July | 7 | 3 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| August | 5 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| September | 3 | 9 | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| November | 6 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| December | 8 | 18 | 26 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| First Quarter | 12 | 47 | 59 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 61 |
| Second „ | 12 | 38 | 50 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| Third „ | 15 | 18 | 33 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| Fourth „ | 25 | 43 | 68 | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| Total | 64 | 146 | 210 | — | 15 | 15 | 64 | 161 | 225 |