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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 show an increase of 4.4 per cent. in males and
a decrease of 9.6 per cent. in females, compared with 1945, that
is a total slight decrease compared with 1945, but an increase
of 14.4 per cent. over 1938.
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The diagnoses of the new cases entered in the Notification Register during 1946 were as follows:—
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| Glands | 4 | 9 |
| Right Elbow | 1 | — |
| Wrist | — | 1 |
| Spine | 3 | — |
| Sacro-iliac joint | 1 | — |
| Hip | 1 | — |
| Knee | 1 | — |
| Abdomen | 2 | 1 |
| Genito-urinary tract | 3 | 4 |
| Lupus | 1 | — |
| Miliary | 2 | — |
| Meninges | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 21 | 18 |
Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
During 1946, 9 deaths were certified to be due to Non-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, compared with 18 in 1945, 11 in 1944,
16 in 1943, 17 in 1942, 19 in 1941, 21 in 1940, and 12 in 1939.
The deaths were due to:—
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Kidney | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Miliary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Genito-urinary and Spinal Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Skin | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 4 | 9 |