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 XX. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
The Table is arranged according to the years in which patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates. | Previous to 1927 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933. | 1934. | 1935. | 1936. | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.L. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | Class T.B. plus | Class T.B. minus | I lass 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 (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 | (iroup 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 (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) | |||||||||||||||
(a)Remaining on Dispensary Register on December 31st | Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease Arrested | M | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
F | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Children | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Adults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease not Arrested | M | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 13 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 55 | 13 | 73 | |
F | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 | — | 12 | 17 | 4 | 16 | — | 20 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 46 | ||
Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
Condition not ascertained during the year | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December | 8 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | — | 16 | 13 | 5 | 16 | — | 21 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 45 | 3 | 57 | 38 | 5 | 46 | 10 | 61 | 48 | 9 | 92 | 20 | 121 | ||
(b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | Adults | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discharged as Recovered | M | 188 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F | 173 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 106 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 248 | 62 | 82 | 16 | 160 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 35 | 15 | 16 | — | 31 | 37 | 8 | 32 | — | 40 | 30 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 56 | 34 | 5 | 44 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
Adults | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dead | M | 24 | 60 | 81 | 64 | 205 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 17 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 31 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 65 | 5 | — | 24 | 17 | 41 | 3 | — | 21 | 20 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 1 | — | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
F | 27 | 21 | 48 | 72 | 141 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 29 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
Children | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Total written off Dispensary Regjster | 769 | 194 | 233 | 162 | 589 | 42 | 45 | 80 | 26 | 151 | 65 | 28 | 87 | 17 | 132 | 57 | 17 | 109 | 26 | 152 | 63 | 19 | 107 | 34 | 160 | 60 | 10 | 108 | 63 | 181 | 45 | 14 | 104 | 36 | 154 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 30 | 114 | 35 | 6 | 52 | 43 | 101 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 29 | ||
Grand Totals | 777 | 211 | 256 | 163 | 630 | 45 | 50 | 83 | 27 | 160 | 67 | 30 | 93 | 17 | 140 | 66 | 22 | 120 | 26 | 168 | 76 | 24 | 123 | 34 | 181 | 72 | 12 | 131 | 65 | 208 | 70 | 19 | 130 | 37 | 186 | 60 | 18 | 104 | 33 | 155 | 62 | 14 | 85 | 44 | 143 | 63 | 12 | 91 | 49 | 152 | 51 | 7 | 67 | 39 | 113 | 55 | 10 | 101 | 39 | 150 |