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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the period from 1st January, 1946, to 31st December, 1946, otherwise than bv formal notification:—
| Age periods. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | ! 65 and upwards | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 44 |
| Females | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | 28 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Females | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
Notification Register.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notification Register on 31st December, 1946:—
| PULMONARY. | NON-PULMONARY. | Total Cases. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 789 | 661 | 1450 | 130 | 153 | 283 | 1733 |
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1946, 229 of the new patients examined at the Clinic were found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease on the first examination: —
| T.B. minus (sputum negative or absent) | 115 or 50.2% |
| T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) | 19 or 8.3% |
| T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive) | 80 or 34.9% |
| T.B. plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) | 15 or 6.6% |
| 229 100.0% |