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Croydon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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HOUSING STATISTICS OF PATIENTS. Table LXIII.
| 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 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 15 years and over | 422 | 86 | 386 | 894 |
| 435 | 92 | 390 | 917 | |
| Number of Non-Pulmonary cases: Under 15 years | 53 | 48 | 73 | 174 |
| 15 years and over | 44 | 25 | 55 | 124 |
| 97 | 73 | 128 | 298 | |
| Totals | 532 | 165 | 518 | 1215 |
The above table gives a summary of the housing conditions
found in notified cases. It is seen that 47.4% of the pulmonary
cases and 32.5% of the non-pulmonary cases were occupying a
separate bedroom. In 42.5% of the pulmonary and 42.9% of the
non-pulmonary the sleeping arrangements were not satisfactory
inasmuch as the patient did not have a separate bed.
45 patients, who are definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
on the Dispensary Register at the end of 1931 resided in houses
built by the Corporation and let at a rental.
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1931, 255 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) 72 or 28.2%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive 8 or 3.1%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive) 113 or 44.3%
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive 62 or 24.3%
255 or 100.0%
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