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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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In 1939 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was
0.46 per 1,000 population.
The rate for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.41 and the rate
for Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.05.
Similar figures for 1938 wore 0.56, 0.49 and 0.07.
PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
In 1939 there were fewer deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
than in 1938, the greatest number occurring in the age group
35-45 years, whereas in 1938 the greatest number occurred in the
25-35 years age group. Apart from the 35-45 age group, there
were fewer deaths in all the other age groups than in 1938.
NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
This year the greater proportion of new cases of NonPulmonary
Tuberculosis occurred in children up to 15 years, 53.4%,
and 46.5% in adults. Of the cases occurring in children, 51.6%
were in boys; in adults the greater proportion of the cases
were in women, 51.8%. 33.3% of the deaths occurred under the
age of 10 years compared with 44.4 in 1938.
The diagnoses of the new cases entered in the Notification Register during 1939 were as follows:-
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Arm. | 3 | - |
| Hip, Ankle & Bladder | 1 | — |
| Hip | 2 | 3 |
| Knee | 2 | 1 |
| Dactylitis | - | 1 |
| Spine | 4 | 3 |
| Wrist | — | 1 |
| Ankle | — | 1 |
| Abdomen | 5 | 2 |
| Glands | 3 | 10 |
| Epididymis | 3 | - |
| Fallopian Tubes | — | 2 |
| Kidney | 1 | 2 |
| Meninges | 4 | 2 |
| Brain & Intestines | 1 | — |
| Irido-Cyclitis | — | 1 |
| 29 | 29 |
DEATHS FROM NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
During 1939, 12 deaths were certified to be due to Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis, compared with 18 in 1938. The deaths were due to:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Tb. Meningitis and Miliary Tb. | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tb. Kidneys | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tb. Kidneys, Prostate, and Testis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tb. Spine | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tb. Intestines | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tb. Peritonitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | 12 |