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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Ages at Death from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
| Year. | 0—5 | 5—15 | 15-25 | 25—45 | 45—65 | Over 65. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | — | 3 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 119 |
| 1939 | — | — | 19 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 96 |
| 1940 | — | 1 | 18 | 61 | 38 | 10 | 128 |
| 1941 | — | 2 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 90 |
| 1942 | — | — | 15 | 50 | 33 | 8 | 106 |
| 1943 | 1 | — | 18 | 38 | 39 | 11 | 107 |
| 1944 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 98 |
| 1945 | — | 1 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 75 |
| 1946 | — | 2 | 17 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 101 |
| 1947 | — | 1 | 14 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 92 |
| 1948 | — | — | 12 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 104 |
In 1948 the death-rate from all forms of Tuberculosis was
0.45 per 1,000 population.
The rate for Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 0.42 and the rate
for Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 0.03. Similar figures for 1947
were 0.38 and 0.06.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
In 1948 the total numbers of deaths increased by 13 per cent,
compared with 1947, there being an increase in both sexes. There
were no deaths in children up to school leaving age (15 years).
There were 5 more deaths in males than in 1947, with more
than 70% more deaths in males than in females. In men the
deaths are mostly in the age groups 35-05 years, showing a steady
increase with age up to age 65, whereas in women they are mostly
at an earlier age.
New cases show a slight decrease in males and an increase
of 11.6 per cent, in females, compared with 1947, that is a total
slight increase compared with 1947, but an increase of 15.5 per
cent, over 1938. In contrast the total deaths in 1948 were 14.4
per cent, less than in 1938.
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