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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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Since the war ended there has been a slight annual increase
in new cases in men with an annual decrease in women. The total
number of new cases in 1947 was males 189, females 112, that is
approximately three new cases in men for every two new cases
in women. In consequence there is a greater demand for male
beds.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The diagnoses of the new cases entered in the Notification Register during 1947 were as follows:—
| Male. | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Glands | 8 | 2 |
| Spine | 4 | 4 |
| Sacro-ilia joint | 1 | 1 |
| Hip | 2 | 2 |
| Knee | — | 2 |
| Toe | 1 | — |
| Abdomen | 1 | 4 |
| Genito-urinary tract | 7 | 7 |
| Lupus | — | J |
| Miliary | — | 1 |
| Meninges | 3 | 2 |
| Totals |
Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1947, 14 deaths were certified to be due to NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis, compared with 9 in 1946, 18 in 1945,
11 in 1944, 16 in 1943, 17 in 1942, 19 in 1941, 21 in 1940, and 12
in 1939.
The deaths were due to:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Kidney | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Miliary Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 2 |
| „ „ and Tb. Hp | — | 1 | 1 |
| Spinal Tuberculosis | — | 2 | 2 |
| Adrenal Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 14 |