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Croydon 1957
[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 5
Non-PulMonary 2
Taking the total child population at 37,600, the pulmonary
tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 was 13.3, and the nonpulmonary
incidence rate 5.3. There was one death from nonpulmonary
tuberculosis.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
Child population, 37,600. (Registrar General's estimate)
Number of deaths 19, which is equal to a death-rate of 0.51
per 1,000.
The deaths were due to: -
Miliary Tuberculosis 1
Influenzal Pneumonia 3
Lymphatic Leukaemia 1
Accidental 4
Measles 1
Sub arachnoid haemorrhage 2
Peritonitis 1
Agranulocytosis 1
Aplastic anaemia 1
Cancer 4
CHIEF CAUSES OF EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
| Condition | Exclusion during 19 57 | Percentage of total exclusion | Exclusions during 1956 | Percentage of total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | 2 | 0. 11 | 8 | 0.64 |
| Verminous Conditions | 50 | 2.79 | 69 | 5. 51 |
| Impetigo | 3 | 0. 17 | 34 | 2.72 |
| Scabies | . | - | 2 | 0.16 |
| Scarlet Fever | 102 | 5.69 | 106 | 8.47 |
| Measles (inc. German) | 1, 066 | 59. 49 | 197 | 15.73 |
| Diphtheria | -- | -_ | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 68 | 3.79 | 88 | 7.03 |
| Chicken pox | 85 | 4.74 | 457 | 36. 50 |
| Mumps | 304 | 16.96 | 160 | 12.78 |
| External Eye Disease | - | - | 1 | 0. 08 |
| Poliomyelitis | 10 | 0. 56 | 12 | 0.96 |
| Dysentery | 83 | 4.63 | 108 | 8,63 |
| Jaundice | 8 | 0.46 | 5 | 0. 40 |
| Enteric Group | 3 | 0. 17 | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 | 0. 17 | -_ | - |
| Other Causes | 5 | 0. 28 | 5 | 0.40 |
| 1,792 | 1,252 |