Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 the District during 1954:—
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1954 | 257 | 183 | 36 | 37 | 293 | 220 |
Additions, 1954:— | ||||||
New cases notified | 21 | 10 | — | 7 | 21 | 17 |
Cases removed into District | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 |
Restored to register | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Total Additions | 39 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 39 |
Removals, 1954:— | ||||||
Deaths from (a) Tuberculosis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
(b) Other causes | — | —. | —. | – | — | — |
Removed from District | 18 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 24 |
Recovered | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
Non-tuberculous | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Removed from Register | 30 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 43 |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1955 | 266 | 181 | 33 | 35 | 299 | 216 |
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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
5 and under 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
10 and under 15 | — | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
15 and under 20 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
20 and under 25 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
25 and under 35 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
35 and under 45 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
45 and under 55 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
55 and under 65 | 2 | – | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
65 and over | 3 | – | — | 1 | 3 | – | — | — |
Totals | 21 | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |