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Comments on Foregoing Table.
The organs most often attacked in descending order of
incidence are : In the males—the Rowels and Rectum (30.0 per
cent.), the Lungs (19.6 per cent), and the Stomach (17.7 per
cent.); in females—the Bowels and Rectum (24.0 per cent.), the
Breast (18.0 per cent.), the Uterus (15.6 per cent.), and the
Stomach (14.8 per cent.)
THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS.
1 am indebted to Dr. J. C. McMillan, the Assistant Medical
Officer of Health for Tuberculosis, for the statistical part of this
section of the report.
While prevention has so far yielded greater dividends than
treatment, treatment has not stood still. A survey of the incidence
and mortality figures in recent years shows greater
diminution in mortality than in incidence of the pulmonary form
of the disease.
Although social conditions are different and broadly unfavourable
in 1945, a comparison with 1915 is the best we can do. The
outstanding facts are these : In 1915, 138 per 100,000 of the population
in Croydon died from all forms of tuberculosis; in 1945 the
corresponding figure was 46.
Owing to fluctuations in population the following statistics
cannot be correlated to those of previous war years.
Notification of Tuberculosis.
Two hundred and sixty-five cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
and 43 cases of Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis were notified
on Form A (primary notifications); of these 154 males and 111
females were pulmonary cases; 27 males and 16 females nonpulmonary.
In addition, 49 pulmonary cases and 17 non-pulmonary
came to our notice as new cases otherwise than by notification.
The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 194o
by notification or otherwise was 374, as compared with 315 in
1944, 383 in 1943, 323 in 1942, and 286 in 1941.
314 of these were cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 179 in
males and 135 in females. There were 28 more cases of Pulmonary
Tuberculosis in males and 15 more in females than in
1944.
There were 27 cases of Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 12 in 1944. The
number of cases in adults was 33, compared with 32 in 1944.