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Croydon 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SECTION III.—TUBERCULOSIS.
1.—NOTIFICATIONS.
384 patients were notified for the first time in 1926 as suffering
from tuberculosis (Appendix Table V.), as compared with 409 in
1925, 329 in 1924, 414 in 1923, 463 in 1922, and 573 in 1921. The
number was made up as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 128 | 116 | 244 |
| Non-pulmonary ,, | 78 | 62 | 140 |
| 206 | 178 | 384 |
In addition, other patients came to the notice of the Tuberculosis
Officer during the year through channels other than
formal notification. In all, 283 new cases of pulmonary and 143
of other tuberculosis were traced during the year (Appendix,
Table VII.).
2.—DEATHS.
208 deaths from tuberculosis were recorded (Appendix, Table V.), distributed as follows:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 82 | 89 | 171 |
| Non-pulmonary ,, | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 100 | 108 | 208 |
This is equivalent to a death-rate from tuberculosis of 1.0
per 1,000 of population. The corresponding rate in 1925 was
0.92, in 1924 was 0.96, and in 1923 was 0.98.
Of the 208 deaths from tuberculosis, 14 were notified within
one week of death, 6 after death, and 44 were not notified.
Particulars as to the age and sex of new cases ascertained
during the year, and the efficiency of notification at various age
periods, are set out in Table VII. in the Appendix.
3.—WORK OF TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY.
(a) New Patients.
971 new patients were seen during the year, as compared with
947 in 1925, 940 in 1924, 706 in 1923, 702 in 1922, and 712 in
1921.
Of the 971 new cases, 297 were referred by local doctors for
diagnosis or advice, 38 by hospitals, 104 by school medical staff
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