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Coulsdon and Purley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
The following Table presents concisely the position with regard to Tuberculosis in this District during 1938:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1938 | 75 | 81 | 16 | 19 | 91 | 100 |
| Additions, 1938:— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
| Cases removed into District | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Restored to register | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Total Additions | 25 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 |
| Removals, 1938:— | ||||||
| Deaths | 6 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 9 |
| Removed from District | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Recovered | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Non-Tuberculous | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total removed from register | 13 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 29 |
| Number on register, 31st Dec., 1938 | 87 | 79 | 18 | 24 | 105 | 103 |
It will be noted that there were 42 new cases notified during the
year as compared with 43 in 1937, and an average of 42 for the four
preceding years.
The following Table shows the age-groups in which notifications and deaths occurred.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 and under 5 | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| 5 and under 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | - |
| 10 and under 15 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 and under 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | - |
| 20 and under 25 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 25 and under 35 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | - |
| 35 and under 45 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 45 and under 55 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 55 and under 65 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 65 and over | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 |