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Croydon 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Patients occupying a separate bedroom. | Patients occupying a separate bed but not a separate bedroom. | Patients not occupying a separate bed. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The above table gives a summary of the housing conditions
found in notified cases. It is seen that 49.2% of the pulmonary
cases and 34.1% of the non-pulmonary cases were occupying a
separate bedroom. In 40.3% of the pulmonary and 39% of the
non-pulmonary the sleeping arrangements were not satisfactory
inasmuch as the patient did not have a separate bed.
The Mortality from Tuberculosis.
The following Table shows the intervals of time elapsing
between the date of notification of a patient as suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and the date of his death from that complaint.
In the total of 144 deaths during 1932, 25 (17.3%) were
either not notified at all or only notified within a month prior to
death. In 1931 this figure was 41 or 26.4%. Of these, 9 were not
notified during life, of whom 4 died outside the Borough; 4 were
cases of fulminating or complicated cases of Tuberculosis; one case
was not notified owing to a misunderstanding.