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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
In 1945 the total number of deaths decreased by 23.5 per
cent. compared with 1944, and by 58.6 per cent, compared with
1938. There was only one death in children up to school leaving
age (15 years). The majority of the deaths occurred in the age
group 25—45 years. In spite of the fact that there were 23 fewer
deaths in males than in 1944, there were still 50 per cent, more
deaths in males than in females. In males the deaths are fairly
evenly distributed over the age groups from 20 to 65 years. The
number of female deaths was the same as in 1944.
New cases show an increase of 18.5 per cent, in males and
12.5 per cent, in females, compared with 1944, that is a total
increase of 15.8 per cent, over 1944, and of 16.3 per cent, over
1938.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The diagnoses of the new cases entered
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Mastoid | 1 | - |
| Elbows | 1 | - |
| Spine | 2 | - |
| Sacro-iliac joint | 1 | - |
| Hip | 2 | 2 |
| Knee | - | 1 |
| Abdomen | 2 | 3 |
| Genito urinary tract | 4 | 3 |
| Meninges | 3 | 1 |
| Glands | 11 | 6 |
| Totals | 27 | 16 |
Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1945, 18 deaths were certified to be due to
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, compared with 11 in 1944, 16 in 1943,
IT in 1942, 19 in 1941, 21 in 1940, and 12 in 1939.
The deaths were due to:-
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Tuberculous Kidney | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Miliary Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Hip | 1 | - | 1 |
| „ „ Spine | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 8 | 18 |