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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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The diagnoses of the new cases entered in Notification Register during 1933 were as follows:—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hip | ||
| Spine | ||
| Left Ankle | — | |
| Knee | — | |
| Finger, Skin and Left Cheek | — | |
| Right Great Toe | — | |
| Spine and Urinary Tract | — | |
| Left Shoulder | — | |
| Chest and Toe | — | |
| Abdomen | — | |
| Ovaries and Tubes | — | |
| Peritoneum | — | |
| Peritoneum and Intestines | — | |
| Genito Urinary | — | |
| Urinary Tract | — | |
| Epididymis | — | |
| Skin | — | |
| Meninges | ||
| Kidney | — | |
| Miliary | ||
| Ilium | — | |
| Glands | ||
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1933, 190 new patients were examined at the Clinic
and were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease
on the first examination:—
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) 65 or 34.2%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 12 or 6.3%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive)
84 or 44.2%
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) 29 or 15.3%
190 or 100.0%
It is well known that Tuberculosis officers do not see many of
the new cases in the early stages of the disease. The trouble about
early diagnosis is that the disease can hardly ever be detected until it