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Croydon 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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227 in 1941, 278 in 1940, 325 in 1939, and 301 in 1938. Of
these 11 were considered to be tuberculous. This is equal to a
tuberculosis rate per 1,000 contacts of 46.0, compared with 1.65
per 1,000 of the general population.
407 appointments for examination were offered to new contacts
during 1941, but only 238 new contacts attended and were
examined.
The Clinic Register of Cases.
The number of cases of Tuberculosis under the supervision
of the Clinic at the end of the year was 870. This is equivalent
to 4.4 persons per 1,000 of the population.
During the year 85 Clinic cases died. Of this number 21
or 24.7 per cent. were seen for the first time in 1942.
| Slumber of persons on Clinic Register, January 1st, 1942 | 808 |
| ,, notified cases examined for the first time | 44 |
| ,, cases sent for an opinion | 498 |
| ,, first attendances, including 78 transfers in | 1,009 |
| ,, consultations of T.O. with medical practitioners— | |
| (a) Personal | 28 |
| (b) Other | 518 |
| ,, visits paid by T.O. to homes of patients | 73 |
| ,, visits paid by T.O. to Cheam Sanatorium | — |
| ,, visits paid by T.O. to Mayday Hospital | 53 |
| ,, patients examined by T.O. at Mayday Hospital | 222 |
| ,, visits paid to homes of patients by Health Visitors | 2,830 |
| ,, visits paid to homes of patients by District Nurses for nursing attention | 636 |
| Attendances of patients at the Clinic— | |
| Men | 2,123 |
| Women | 2,375 |
| Children | 630 |
| Total | 5,128 |
| Number of Insured Patients under Domiciliary Treatment at the end of year- | |
| Pulmonary | 206 |
| Non Pulmonary | 10 |
| Total | 216 |