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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
Beddington and Wallington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 16 new cases notified during the year, this being a
decrease of 6 on the number of cases notified in 1956.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 0.86 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.68 | 0.49 |
| Non-pulmonary | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 2 Tuberculous patients
died during the year, this being a decrease of one on the corresponding
figure for the previous year. The figures correspond to a
death rate per 1,000 of population of 0 06.
The following table, compiled from local records, shows the number
of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the
deaths at various age periods:
45