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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE XVII. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
| Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1926 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | | Class T.B. Minus. | Class T.B. plus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (ClassT.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (ClassT.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (ClassT.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (ClassT.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B. plus) | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Total (Class T.B.plus) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st. | Disease Arrested | Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | — | 3 | _ | 3 | 9 | ;— | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Disease not Arrested | Adults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 56 | ||
| F | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 14 | — | 14 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 39 | |||
| Children | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | . — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 12 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 28 3 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 55 | 34 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 58 | 39 | 9 | 43 | 3 | 55 | 59 | 9 | 65 | 22 | 96 | |||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Adults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discharged as Recovered | M | 179 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 162 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | —_ | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Children | 106 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 217 | 43 | 49 | 9 | 101 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 55 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 17 | — | 32 | 36 | 8 | 28 | — | 36 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Dead | Adults | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M | 20 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 133 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 61 | 7 | — | 38 | 11 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 31 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 54 | 5 | — | 16 | 16 | 32 | 3 | — | 12 | 19 | 31 | 3 | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||
| F | 17 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 88 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Children | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 704 | 118 | 141 | 128 | 387 | 59 | 66 | 80 | 33 | 179 | 41 | 42 | 76 | 26 | 144 | 60 | 24 | 83 | 16 | 123 | 52 | 15 | 101 | 25 | 141 | 45 | 16 | 99 | 32 | 147 | 40 | 8 | 92 | 60 | 160 | 37 | 10 | 86 | 30 | 126 | 26 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 85 | 24 | 3 | 37 | 39 | 79 | 5 | — | 11 | 23 | 34 | ||
| Grand Totals | 716 | 142 | 166 | 130 | 438 | 61 | 68 | 85 | 33 | 186 | 43 | 50 | 82 | 27 | 159 | 67 | 30 | 93 | 17 | 140 | 66 | 21 | 120 | 26 | 167 | 77 | 23 | 121 | 33 | 177 | 71 12 | 130 | 63 | 205 | 69 | 18 | 127 | 36 | 181 | 60 | 17 | 95 | 31 | 143 | 63 | 12 | 80 | 42 | 134 | 64 | 9 | 76 | 45 | 130 | |||