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Croydon 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE T. 3.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Grand Total, | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. | Men. | Women | Child'n | Total. | ||
| 101 | 45 | 146 | 24 | 55 | 119 | 198 | 344 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 30 | |||
| (2) Diagnosis not settled-Kept under observation | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 42 | |
| (3) Diagnosed not tuberculous | 57 | 28 | 85 | 3 | 29 | 90 | 122 | 207 | |
| 623 | |||||||||
in this table the 623 new cases seen in 1914 are analysed according
to the result of their examination by the Medical Officer. A considerable
proportion (207) were diagnosed as not tuberculous.
These persons, however, were not lost sight of entirely, and were
specially urged to return to the Dispensary for further examination
if their future progress was not satisfactory. The majority
willingly agreed to avail themselves of the opportunity for renewed
examination if necessary. In 42 cases the diagnosis was unsettled
at the end of the year, and the individuals were remaining under
regular observation from the Dispensary. The remainder, 374
cases, were found to be definitely tuberculous, and, with the exception
of 30 cases, were treated through the agency of the Dispensary.
The 30 cases not so treated were either leaving the borough
or preferred to make their own arrangements, being able to afford
to do so.
TABLE T. 4.
| Total cases examined. | Diagnosed Tuberculous. | Kept under observation. | Diagnosed not Tuberculous. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | non-pulmonary. | ||||
| 116 | 13 | 46 | 14 | 43 | |
| 123 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 47 | |
| 239 | 36 | 90 | 23 | 90 | |