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 1938, 18 males and 10 females died
from the Pulmonary form of the disease during the year, equal to
13.4% of those notified, and 3 males and 3 females from the NonPulmonary
form.
The incidence rate of Tuiberculosis of all forms was 1.36 per
1.000 of the population; for Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1.11 and for
Non-Pulmonary 0.25 per 1,000 population. This rate is low as
compared with other large centres of population. The Notification
rate was 1.05 per 1,000. In 1937, the corresponding figures were
1.39, 1.19 , 0.20 and 1.07 per 1,000.
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930.
Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st
January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938:—
FORMAL NOTIFICATIONS. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
Age periods | 0 to 1 | 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 | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 120 | 139 | |
,, Females | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 98 |
Non-pulmonary Males | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 31 | |
„ ,, Females | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | 21 |
Supplemental Return.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the
Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st January,
1938, to the 31st December, 1938, otherwise than by formal notification.
Age periods | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary Males | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | 31 |
,, Females | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ... | 30 | |
Non-Pulmonary Males | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
,, ,, Females | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |