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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Year. | 0-5 | 5—15 | 15-25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | Over 65. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1943 | 1 | — | 18 | 38 | 39 | 11 | 107 |
| 1944 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 98 |
| 1945 | — | 1 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 75 |
| 1946 | — | 2 | 17 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 101 |
| 1947 | — | 1 | 14 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 92 |
In 1947 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was
0.44 per 1,000 population.
The rate for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.38 and the rate
for Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.06. Similar figures for 1946
were 0.43 and 0.04.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
In 1947 the total number of deaths decreased by 8.9 per cent.
compared with 1946, and was 22.7 per cent. less than in 1938.
There was only one death in children up to school leaving age
(15 years).
The majority of the deaths occurred in age groups 25-55
years. There were 7 fewer deaths in males than in 1946, with
almost twice as many deaths in males as in females. In men
the deaths are mostly in the age groups 35-55 years, whereas in
women they are mostly at an earlier age. The number of female
deaths was 2 less than in 1946.
New cases show a slight increase in males and a decrease of
8.2 per cent. in females, compared with 1946, that is a total slight
decrease compared with 1946, but an increase of 10,3 per cent.
over 1938.