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Croydon 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Notification Register.

Table: Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1948:—

Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1948:—

PULMONARY.NON-PULMONARY.Total Cases.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
84765315001171022191719

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CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1948, 1228 of the new patients examined at the Clinic
were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease on
the first examination:—
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) 101 or 44.3%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 22 or 9.0
T.B. Plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 92 or 40.4%
T.B. Plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum
positive) 13 or 5.7%
228 100.0%
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
There were 25 crises examined at the Clinic and found to
have \Ton-pulmonary Tuberculosis in the following forms:—
Bones and Joints 8
Abdominal 5
Other Organs 7
Peripheral Glands 5
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