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Croydon 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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classification of new patients.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1942, 159 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) 54 or 33.9%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 16 or 10.1%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 63 or 39.6%
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) 26 or 16.4%
159 100.0%
This is 19 more than in 1941.
| Year. | 0—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | Over 65. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | — | 2 | 35 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 140 |
| 1938 | — | 3 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 119 |
| 1939 | — | — | 19 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 96 |
| 1940 | — | 1 | 18 | 61 | 38 | 10 | 128 |
| 1941 | — | 2 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 90 |
| 1942 | — | — | 15 | 50 | 33 | 8 | 106 |
In 1942 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was
0.63 per 1,000 population.
The rate for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.54 and the rate
for Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.09. Similar figures for 1941
were 0.59, 0.49 and 0.10.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
In 1942 there were more deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
than in 1941, but the increase was only in men, the
female deaths showing no appreciable change. The greatest
increase occurred in the 25—45 years age groups. Most deaths
in men occurred after the 25th year, whereas in women most
deaths occurred in the earlier age groups, i.e., up to the 45th
year.