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 1958:—
Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Number of cases on register | 270 | 188 | 26 | 23 | 211 | |
Additions:— | ||||||
New cases notified | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | 17 | 15 |
Cases removed into district | 22 | 14 | — | 1 | 22 | 15 |
Restored | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Total Additions | 44 | 30 | — | 2 | 44 | 32 |
Removals:— | ||||||
Deaths from T.B. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Removed from district | 19 | 20 | 1 | — | 20 | 20 |
Recovered | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 13 |
Non T.B | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Total Removed from Register | 48 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 42 |
Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1958 | 266 | 181 | 18 | 20 | 284 | 201 |
The following table shows the age-groups in which notifications and deaths occurred:—
Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | |||||
Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 and under 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5 and under 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
10 and under 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
15 and under 20 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | — |
20 and under 25 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
25 and under 35 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 and under 45 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | — |
45 and under 55 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
55 and under 65 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
Totals | 17 | 14 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 |