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Croydon 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
Number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis -
Pulmonary 9
Non-Pulmonary5
Taking the total child population at 38,100, the pulmonary
tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 was 24.6, and the nonpulmonary
incidence rate 13.1. There were no deaths from tuberculosis.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
Child population, 38,100. (Registrar General's estimate)
Number of deaths 16, which is equal to a death-rate of 0.42
per 1,000.
The deaths were due to: -
| Broncho pneumonia | 2 |
| Nephritis | 1 |
| Hepatic atrophy | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 |
| Spastic paraplegia | 1 |
| Lymphosarcoma | 1 |
| Leukaemia | 4 |
| Accidental Causes | 5 |
CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSIONS FROM SCHOOL
| Condition | Exclusions during 1956 | Percent age of total exclusion s | Exclusions during 1955 | Percentage of total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | 8 | 0.64 | 4 | 0.13 |
| Verninous Conditions | 69 | 5.51 | 63 | 2.02 |
| Impetigo | 34 | 2.72 | 43 | 1.38 |
| Scabies | 2 | 0.16 | 6 | 0.19 |
| Scarlet Fever | 106 | 8.47 | 156 | 5.01 |
| Measles (inc. German) | 197 | 15.73 | 1,429 | 45.89 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | _ |
| Whooping Cough | 88 | 7.03 | 101 | 3.24 |
| Chicken Pox | 457 | 36.50 | 598 | 19.20 |
| Mumps | 160 | 12.78 | 207 | 6.65 |
| External Eye Disease | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.10 |
| Polomyelitis | 12 | 0.96 | 13 | 0.42 |
| Dysentery | 108 | 8.63 | 476 | 15.29 |
| Jaundice | 5 | 0.40 | - | - |
| Other Causes | 5 | 0.40 | 15 | 0. 48 |
| 1,252 | - | 3, 114 | - |