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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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Number of cases removed from the Registers during the year and the reasons for such removal.
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total Cases. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1. Withdrawal of Notification | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2. Recovery from the Disease | 14 | 15 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 63 |
| 3. Death | 86 | 62 | 148 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 171 |
Interval Between Notification and Death From Pulmonary
Tuberculosis in Cases Dying in 1935.
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 148 deaths during 1935, 31 (20.9%) were
either not notified at all or only notified within a month prior to
death. In 1934, this figure was 32 or 22.2%. Of these, 17 were
not notified during life; 2 of whom were cases of fulminating or
complicated cases of Tuberculosis; and 8 cases were certified by the
Coroner. Three others did not die in the Croydon area.
In 27.0% notification preceded death by less than six months.
Table IV.
| Not Notified | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2 4 weekls | 12 months | 2 3 months | 3-6 months | 6 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |||
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Four Years | Five Years | Six Years | Seven Years | Eight years and over | |||
| 20 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||