Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TUBERCULOSIS
The following table shows the great improvement in mortality from tuberculosis over the last forty years.
Tuberculosis (All Forms) | Tuberculosis (All Forms) | ||||||||
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0-15 years | Ail ages | 0-15 years | All ages | ||||||
Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population • | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population • | Year | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population * | Number of Deaths | Death rate per thousand of population |
1924 | 18 | - | 188 | 0.96 | 1945 | 9 | - | 92 | 0.46 |
1925 | 27 | - | 181 | 0.91 | 1946 | 7 | - | 105 | 0.47 |
1926 | 27 | - | 208 | 0. 01 | 1947 | 4 | 1.08 | 105 | 0.44 |
1927 | 15 | - | 203 | 0.96 | 1948 | 3 | 0. 06 | 111 | 0. 45 |
192 8 | 24 | - | 206 | 0.96 | 1949 | 6 | 0.. 12 | 94 | 0.38 |
1929 | 21 | - | 178 | 0.80 | 19 50 | 4 | 0..08 | 65 | 0.27 |
1930 | 15 | - | 175 | 0.79 | 1951 | 3 | 0. 06 | 64 | 0.25 |
1931 | 18 | 0.36 | 177 | 0.75 | 1952 | - | - | 54 | 0.22 |
1932 | 10 | - | 166 | 0.70 | 1953 | 2 | 0. 04 | 37 | 0.15 |
1933 | 13 | - | 184 | 0.77 | 1954 | 1 | 0..0 2 | 32 | 0.13 |
1934 | 10 | - | 157 | 0.65 | 1955 | 1 | 0. 02 | 35 | 0.14 |
1935 | 9 | - | 176 | 0.71 | 1956 | - | - | 26 | 0.10 |
1936 | 11 | - | 151 | 0.60 | 1957 | - | - | 33 | 0.13 |
1937 | 11 | - | 155 | 0.64 | 1958 | - | - | 20 | 0.08 |
1938 | 12 | - | 137 | 0.56 | 195g | - | - | 25 | 0.10 |
1939 | 6 | - | 107 | 0.40 | I9 60 | - | - | 20 | 0.08 |
19 40 | 8 | - | 146 | 0.74 | 196 1 | - | - | 21 | 0.08 |
1941 | 10 | - | 111 | 0.59 | 196 2 | - | - | 14 | 0.06 |
1942 | 8 | - | 116 | 0.63 | 1963 | - | - | 21 | 0.08 |
1943 | 9 | - | 120 | 0.62 | 196 4 | - | - | 11 | 0.03 |
1944 | 9 | - | 105 | 0.57 |
'Prior to 1947. rates only available for Census years