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Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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There were 20 cases of Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 19 in 1946. The
number of cases in adults was 33, compared with 20 in 1946.
Of the cases notified in 1947, 7 males and 3 females died
from the Pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal
to 4.2 per cent, of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.46 per
1,000 of the population ; for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.24, and
for Non-Pulmonary 0.22 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 1.14 per 1,000. In 1946 the corresponding figures were
1.49, 1.32, 0.17, and 1.12 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January,
1947, to 31st December, 1947 : —
| 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 | 65 up. | Total (all ages) | ||
| Pulmonary | |||||||||||||
| Males | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 143 | 158 |
| Females | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 91 | 95 |
| Non-Pulmonary— | |||||||||||||
| Males | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 22 | 27 |
| Females | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 27 |
Supplemental Return.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from 1st January, 1947, to 31st December, 1947, 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 | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 46 |
| Females | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 21 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Females | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | — | 5 |