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Croydon 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Notification in Previous Years.
Table I.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 244 | 140 |
| 1927 | 231 | 97 |
| 1928 | 314 | 75 |
| 1929 | 250 | 68 |
| 1930 | 262 | 54 |
| 1931 | 282 | 48 |
| 1932 | 254 | 50 |
| 1933 | 233 | 33 |
| 1934 | 210 | 38 |
The total number of new cases of tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during 1934 by notification
or otherwise, was 325, as compared with 346 in 1933, 369
in 1932, 412 in 1931, 387 in 1930, 390 in 1929 and 449 in 1928.
270 of these cases were Pulmonary Tuberculosis. 141 in
males and 129 in females. There were 4 more cases of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis in males, and 30 fewer in females than in 1933.
There were 21 cases of Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 25 in 1933. The number
of cases in adults was 34 as compared with 25 in 1933.
Of the cases notified in 1934, 27 males and 16 females died
from the Pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal
to 20.4% of those notified, and 3 males and 1 female from the NonPulmonary.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.35% per
1,000 of the population; for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.12 and for
Non-Pulmonary 0.23 per 1,000 population. The Notification rate
was 1.03 per 1,000.