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Croydon 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from the 1st January, 1939, to the 31st December, 1939, 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 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| " Females | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | .- | 1 | 16 |
| Non -Pulmonary Males | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| " " Females | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification register on the 31st December, 1930:-
| PULMONARY | NON-PULMONARY | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 597 | 484 | 1081 | 119 | 121 | 240 | 1321 |
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
During 1939, 172 new patients were examined at the Clinic
and were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease
on the first examination:-
T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent . 61 or 35.5
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 13 or 7.5
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 64 or 37.2
T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum
positive) 34 or 19.8
172 or 100.0%
This is 17 fewer than in 1938.
AGES AT DEATH FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
| Year | 0-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | Over 65 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | ... | 2 | 35 | 55 | 40 | 8 | 140 | |
| 1938 | ... | 3 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 119 | |
| 1939 | ... | ... | 19 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 96 | |