Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Table II.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st January, 1935, to the 31st December, 1935, otherwise than by formal notification .
Age periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 26 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Males | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
,, Females ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Non-Pulmonary M ales | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
,, ,, Females | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 19 |
The source or sources from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained are shown below:—
Source of Information. | No. of Cases. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||
Death Returns from local Registrars | 13 | 11 | |
Transferable Deaths from Registrar General | 3 | 1 | |
"Transfers" from other areas (other than transferable deaths) | 30 | 13 | |
Posthumous notifications | 1 | 1 | |
Other Sources —Form I. and II. | 3 | 2 |
Notification Register.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification
register on the 31st December, 1935:—
Table III.
PULMONARY | non-pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
591 | 488 | 1,079 | 119 | 144 | 263 | 1342 |