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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
Croydon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HOUSING STATISTICS OF PATIENTS. Table LV.
| Patients occupying a separate bedroom. | Patients occupying a separate bed but not a separate bedroom. | Patients not occupying a separate bed. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Pulmonary cases: Under 15 years | 15 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 15 years and over | 367 | 98 | 372 | 832 |
| 382 | 90 | 382 | 863 | |
| Number of Non-Pulmonary eases: Under 15 years | 72 | 67 | 112 | 251 |
| 15 years and over | 55 | 18 | 60 | 132 |
| 127 | 85 | 171 | 383 | |
| Totals | 509 | 184 | 553 | 1246 |
The above table gives a summary of the housing conditions
found in notified cases. It is seen that 44.2% of the pulmonary
cases and 33.1% of the non-pulmonary cases were occupying a
separate bedroom. In 44.2% of the pulmonary and 44.6% of the
non-pulmonary the sleeping arrangements were not satisfactory
inasmuch as the patient did not have a separate bed.
40 patients who are definite cases of Pulmorary tuberculosis
on the Dispensary Register at the end of 1930 resided in houses
built by the Corporation and let at a rental.
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
A. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1930, '204 new patients were examined at the
Dispensary and were found to be in the undermentioned stages of
the disease on the first examination:—
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) 66 or 32.3%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 20 or 9.8%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive) 93 or 45.5%
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) 25 or 12.2%
204 or 100.0%