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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table IX.
The diagnosis of the new cases entered in Notification Register during 1934 were as follows:—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Spine | - | 3 |
| Spine, Glands and Abdomen | — | 1 |
| Left Lower Jaw | 1 | — |
| Left Elbow | 1 | — |
| Sternum, Right Thigh and Left Knee. | — | 1 |
| Rib | 1 | — |
| Right Sacro-iliac Joint | — | 1 |
| Hip | 4 | 1 |
| Left Thigh | — | 1 |
| Right Knee | — | 2 |
| Prepatella Bursa | — | 1 |
| Tibia and Ankle | 1 | — |
| Abdomen | 1 | 1 |
| Intestines | — | 1 |
| Peritoneum | 2 | 2 |
| Mesenteric Glands | — | 2 |
| Salpingitis | — | 1 |
| Epididymis | 1 | — |
| Meninges | 4 | 2 |
| Kidney, Bladder and Spine | 1 | — |
| Miliary | 1 | — |
| Glands | 5 | 12 |
| 23 | 32 |
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1934, 190 new patients were examined at the Clinic
and were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease
on the first examination:—
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) 64 or 34.4%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 10 or 5.4%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive)
72 or 38.7%
T.B plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) 40 or 21.5%
186 or 100.0%