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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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Table LXVI.
The diagnosis in the new cases were as follows:—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Glands | 10 | 10 |
| „ and Ankle | ... | 1 |
| Spine | 5 | 5 |
| General Miliary | 1 | 2 |
| Bladder | 1 | 1 |
| ,, and Kidney | ... | 1 |
| Skin | 3 | ... |
| Meninges | 5 | 3 |
| Intestines | 1 | 1 |
| Peritoneum | 2 | 5 |
| Mesentery Bowels | 1 | ... |
| Knee | 1 | 1 |
| Hip | ... | 2 |
| Kidney | 1 | 3 |
| Testicle | 1 | ... |
| Mesenteric Glands | 1 | ... |
| Dactylitis | 1 | ... |
| Abdomen | 1 | ... |
| Abdominal Glands | 1 | ... |
| Tibia | 1 | ... |
| Right Sacroiliac Joint | 1 | 1 |
| Genito Urinary Tb. | 1 | ... |
| 39 | 36 |
During 1930, 21 deaths were certified to be due to Non-pul-monary Tuberculosis, compared with 29 in 1929; 39 in 1928; 38 in 1927; 39 in 1926; 33 in 1925; and 33 in 1924. The deaths were due to:—
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| General Miliary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tb. Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tb. Intestines and Mesentery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tb. Bladder | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tb. Spine | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Genito-Urinary Tuberculosis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tb. Left Knee | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tb. Peritonitis, Tb. Arthritis, right knee, left hip and right clavicle | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | 21 |