Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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There were 25 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 28 in 1932. The number
of cases in adults was 25 as compared with 42 in 1932.
Of the cases notified in 1933 28 males and 20 females died from
the pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal to 20.6%
of those notified, and 1 male and 4 females from the non-pulmonary.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.44 per
1,000 of the population, for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.23 and for
Non-Pulmonary 0.21 per 1,000 population. The Notification rate
was 1.11 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1930.
Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st
January, 1933, to the 31st December, 1933:—
Table LI.
Age periods | Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total (all ages) | ||
Pulmonary Males | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 116 | 136 |
„ Females | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 137 |
Non-pulmonary Males | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 18 | 20 |
„ „ Females | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 17 |
T able LII.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st January, 1933, to the 31st December, 1933, otherwise than by formal notification.
Age periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Males | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
„ Females | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
Non-Pulmonary Males | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
„ „ Females | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 7 |