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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE
Number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis:-
Pulmonary 7
Non-Pulmonary 1
Taking the total child population at 41,170,the pulmonary
tuberculosis incidence rate per 100,000 was 17.0,and the nonpulmonary
incidence rate 2.4. There were no deaths from tuberculosis.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
Child population,41,170 (estimated).
Number of deaths 17,which is equal to a death-rate of 0.41
per 1,000.
The deaths were due to:-
Influenza 2
Congenital Deformity 2
Leukaemia 3
Accidental 2
Motor Accidents 2
Nephritis 1
Bronchitis 1
Other Malignant Diseases 1
Diabetes 1
Homicide 1
Other Diseases 1
| Condition | Exclusions during 1959 | Percentage of total exclusions | Exclusions during 19 5 B | Percentage of total exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworm | - | - | - | - |
| Verminous conditions | 14 | 1. 34 | 20 | 3.03 |
| Inpetigo | 8 | 0.76 | - | - |
| Scabies | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0. 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 214 | 20. 42 | 107 | 16. 19 |
| Measles (inc. German) | 309 | 29. 48 | 199 | 30. 11 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 1. 24 | 8 | 1. 21 |
| Chicken Pox | 94 | 8.97 | 92 | 13.92 |
| Humps | 14 | 1. 34 | 85 | 12.86 |
| External Eye Disease | - | - | - | - |
| Polionyelitis | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 370 | 35.31 | 144 | 21.79 |
| Jaundice | - | - | 4 | 0.61 |
| Enteric Group | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | 0. 48 | 1 | 0. 15 |
| Other Causes | 6 | 0. 57 | - | - |
| 1,0 48 | 661 |