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 daring 1955:-
Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1955 | 266 | 181 | 33 | 35 | 299 | 216 |
Additions, 1955:- | ||||||
New cases notified | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 17 |
Cases removed into District | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 24 |
Restored to register | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
Total Additions | 48 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 45 |
Removals. 1955:- | ||||||
Deaths from (a) Tuberculosis | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 |
(b) Other causes | ||||||
Removed from District | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
Recovered | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 |
Non-tuberculous | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Total Removed from Register | 32 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 38 |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1956 | 282 | 192 | 28 | 31 | 310 | 223 |
The following table shows the age-groups in which noti fications and deaths occurred:-
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 and Under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 and under 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 and under 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 and under 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
20 and under 25 | 3 | i | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
25 and under 35 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
35 and under 45 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
45 and under 55 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - |
55 and under 65 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
65 and over | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
Totals | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |