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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Of the cases notified in 1945, 8 males and 5 females died
from the Pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal
to 4.9 per cent, of those notified, and 4 males and 2 females from
the Non-pulmonary form.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.86 per
1,000 of the population; for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.56, and
for Non-pulmonary 0.30 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 1.53 per 1,000. In 1944 the corresponding figures were
1.66, 1.43, 0.23, and 1.35 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January,
1945, to 31st December, 1945:—
Age Periods. | No. of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis | Total Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 66 up. | Total (all ages) | ||
Pulmonary- Males | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 154 | 173 |
Females | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 111 | 112 | |
Non-Pulmonary- | |||||||||||||
Males | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | I | - | 27 | 27 |
Females | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 |
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from 1st January, 1945, to 31st December, 1945, otherwise than by formal notification:-
Age periods. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Males | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Females | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 24 |
Non-pulmonary Males | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |