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Orpington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The number of new cases of tuberculosis notified during the year
was 25 and there were 4 deaths from this disease in 1963.
Chest Clinic.
Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in charge, has kindly furnished the following details for the year 1963:—
New cases attending the Chest Clinic for the first time during 1963:—
| Adults. | Children under 15. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 15 | 8 | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — |
| Non-Tuberculous | 82 | 69 | 44 | 29 |
New contacts examined during 1963 (not included in the above
table):—
Negative: 147. Positive: 4 (3 of these were inward transfers).
Number of tuberculous patients who completed a course of
Hospital treatment during 1963: 32.
B.C.G. Vaccination of contacts: 95.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
No action was taken by the Local Authority under these regulations
in 1963.