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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 1961
[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 1961:—
TABLE VII
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of cases on register | 232 | 158 | 9 | 13 | 241 | 171 |
| Additions:— | ||||||
| New cases notified | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Cases removed into district | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| Restored | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total Added to Register | 32 | 21 | — | 3 | 32 | 24 |
| Removals:— | ||||||
| Deaths from T.B. | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Other causes | 7 | 3 | — | - | 7 | 3 |
| Removed from district | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| Recovered | 16 | 13 | 1 | - | 17 | 13 |
| Reclassification | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | - |
| Non T.B. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Total Removed from Register | 39 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 28 |
| Number of cases on register, 1st January, 1962 | 225 | 153 | 7 | 14 | 232 | 167 |
The following table shows the age groups in which notifications and deaths occurred:—
TABLE VIII
| 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 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 and under 20 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 and under 25 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 and under 35 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 and under 45 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | — |
| 45 and under 55 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 and under 65 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 6 | 1 | — | |
| 65 and over | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 |