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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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requests were received, and attenuated attacks
resulted.
Notification of Pneumonia.—Of the 40 deaths
occurring from all forms of pneumonia, two were notified
previous to death. The total number of notified
cases arising in the district was 13.
TUBERCULOSIS.
On 31st December, 1937,, there were on the Register
405 cases of Tuberculosis, of which 321 were pulmonary
and 84 non-pulmonary cases. The death rate
for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0'42 per 1,000 of
population, and for Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 0'05
per 1,000 of population. The total Tuberculosis death
rate in 1937 was 0'47 per 1,000 of population, compared
with 0'61 per 1,000 of population in 1936. The
corresponding death rates for England and Wales in
1937 were : Pulmonary, 0'58 per 1,000 of population ;
Non-pulmonary, 0T1 per 1,000 of population. Total
rate0'69 per 1,000 of population.
The following Table shows new cases and deaths in age groups :—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 25 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 55 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 65&above | - | 2 | - | — | 2 | 3 | - | — |
| Totals . | 34 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 |