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Croydon 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Deaths from Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis
During 1967 1 death was certified to be due to Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis.
Co-ordination with the Health Department
During the year 13 children were referred by the School Health Service,
and 6 cases from the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Public Health
Department.
Extra Nourishment
Provision of special nourishment in the form of milk was granted to 46
selected cases for varying periods during the year and 38 cases were in receipt
of extra nourishment at the end of the year.
The Chest Clinic and Home Visiting
1,759 new cases were examined during the year. 65 were found to be defir
nitely tuberculous.
The total number of attendances for examination at the Chest Clinic was
16,921.
The Clinic doctors paid 257 home visits and the Tuberculosis Visitors
2,969 visits for Clinic purposes. In addition the Tuberculosis Visitors made
256 primary visits for the purposes of the Notification Register. There were
also 1,250 unsuccessful visits.
The General Practitioner Miniature X-Ray Service continues to function in a satisfactory way and is well used by local pracitioners.
| The results of this service are summarised below:- | |
| Number of miniature films taken | 4,866 |
| Number of patients recalled for examination and large film | 435 |
| Number of active cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis found | 14 |
| Number of cases of lung cancer found | 23 |
Contact Examination
During 1967, 478 persons were examined for the first time as contacts of
notified cases of Tuberculosis.
Of these contacts, 8 were found to be tuberculous. This is equal to a
Tuberculosis rate per 1,000 contacts of 17 compared with 0.44 per 1,000 of
the general population. In addition there were 5 found to be tuberculous who
had been under observation from previous years.