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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION IV.
TUBERCULOSIS WORK.
The general arrangement of the tuberculosis work of the town
has remained unchanged during 1921. The only alteration was
the entering into a contract by the Corporation with the Hermitage
Sanatorium, Whitwell, Isle of Wight, for the provision of fifteen
beds for male cases of early phthisis in place of a similar previously
existing contract with Grosvenor Sanatorium.
Notifications.
Total primary notifications, 1921—573.
Mortality.
The number of deaths which occurred during the year was as
follows, viz.:—
Pulmonary 159
Non-Pulmonary 25
Total 184
This is equal to a rate of .9 per 1,000 of the population. Of the cases dying in 1921, the following table shows the years in which the primary notifications were received: -
| Year. | Cases Notified. |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1914 | - |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 7 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 17 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1921 | 58 |
| Un-notified | 59 |
| 184 |
All forms of tuberculosis have been compulsorily notifiable
since 1st January, 1912, but as will be seen from the foregoing
figures a large number of the cases occurring remain unnotified.
The first intimation of these cases is the death card from the
Registrar. It is impossible for the Medical Officer of Health to
take adequate action and to advise properly the Local Health