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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Of the cases notified in 1936, 18 males and 14 females died
from the Pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal to
16.8% of those notified, and 4 males from the Non-Pulmonary form.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.28 per
1,000 of the population; for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.05 and for
Non-Pulmonary 0.23 per 1,000 population. This rate is low as
compared with other large centres of population. The Notification
rate was 0.93 per 1,000. In 1935, the corresponding figures were
1.38, 1.11 and 0.27 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st
January, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936:—
Table I.
Age periods | FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
0 to l | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total (all ages) | ||
Pulmonary Males | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 93 | 106 |
,, Females | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 101 | 117 |
Non-pulmonary Males | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 19 |
,, ,, Females | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st Jannaiy, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936, 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 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ... | 26 |
,, Females | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
Non-Pulmonary Males | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
,, „ Females | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 13 |