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Croydon 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Housing Statistics of Patients.
Table LIV.
| Patients occupying a separate bedroom. | Patients occupying a separate bed but not a separate bedroom. | Patients not occupying a separate bed. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Pulmonary cases: | ||||
| Under 15 years | 22 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 15 years and over | 460 | 104 | 372 | 936 |
| 482 | 112 | 379 | 973 | |
| Number of Non-Pulmonary cases: | ||||
| Under 15 years | 39 | 42 | 34 | 115 |
| 15 years and over | 40 | 22 | 39 | 101 |
| 79 | 64 | 73 | 216 | |
| Totals | 561 | 176 | 452 | 1,189 |
The above table gives a summary of the housing conditions
found in notified cases. It is seen that 49.5% of the pulmonary
cases and 36.5% of the non-pulmonary cases were occupying a
separate bedroom. In 38.9% of the pulmonary and 33.8% of the
non-pulmonary the sleeping arrangements were not satisfactory
inasmuch as the patient did not have a separate bed.
52 patients, who are definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
on the Dispensary Register at the end of 1933, resided in houses
built and let by the Corporation.
The Mortality from Tuberculosis.
The following Table shows the intervals of time elapsing
between the date of notification of a patient as suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the date of his death from that complaint.
In the total of 162 deaths during 1933, 29 (17.9%) were
either not notified at all or only notified within a month prior to
death. In 1932 this figure was 25 or 17.3%. Of these, 11 were not
notified during life; 5 of whom were cases of fulminating or complicated
cases of Tuberculosis; and 6 cases were certified by the
Coroner.