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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
Mitcham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The following table shows the number of new cases, the type of disease and the deaths from tuberculosis during the year.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 year to 5 years | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| 5 years „ 15 „ | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 15 „ „ 25 „ | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| 25 „ „ 45 „ | 15 | 13 | 4 | ... | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 „ „ 65 „ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... |
| 65 „ and upwards | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Totals | 31 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
The notification of tuberculosis in this district is fairly efficient,
as will be seen by the ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to
the total tuberculosis deaths, viz.:-
Non-notified tuberculosis deaths 6
Notified tuberculosis deaths 46
Percentage of non-notified T.B. deaths
(all forms) 11 per cent.
Percentage of non-notified pulmonary
T.B. deaths 7.6 per cent.
Treatment for cases of tuberculosis is under the control of the
Surrey County Council.
A dispensary has been established at Western Road, Mitcham.
Arrangements have been made by this Urban Council for the
examination of sputa from cases or suspected cases of tuberculosis,
and during the year 146 such examinations have been made.