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Croydon 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Notification Register.

Table: Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notifiation Register on 31st December, 1951: —

Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notifiation Register on 31st December, 1951: —

RESPIRATORY.NON-RESPIRATORY.Total Cases.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.
100375917621341202542016

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CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS.
Respiratory Tuberculosis.
During 1951, 172 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) 68 or 39.5%
T.B. plus 1 (early cases, sputum positive) 24 or 14.0%
T.B. plus 2 (intermediate cases, sputum
positive) 73 or 42.4%
T.B. Plus 3 (advanced cases, sputum positive) 7 or 4.1%
172 100.0%
Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis.
There were 32 cases examined at the Clinic and found to have
Non Respiratory Tuberculosis in the following forms: —
Bones and Joints 11
Abdominal 1
Other Organs 10
Peripheral Glands 10
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