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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
Coulsdon and Purley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 and under 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 and under 20 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 and under 25 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 25 and under 35 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 35 and under 45 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 and under 55 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 55 and under 65 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 65 and over | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 |
The new cases were distributed amongst the wards as follows:—
| Localisation. | Coulsdon East. | Coulsdon West. | Kenley. | Purley. | Sander-stead. | Selsdon and Farleigh. | Wood-cote. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 9 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Non- pulmonary | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 12 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 |