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Croydon 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Incidence
132 cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis and 16 cases of NonRespiratory
Tuberculosis were notified on Form A during 1959
(Table I - Formal Notifications). Of these 88 males and 44
females were Respiratory cases and 2 males and 14 females were
Non-Respiratory. In addition 110 Respiratory cases and 6 NonRespiratory
cases came to our notice as new cases otherwise than
by notification. (Table II - Supplemental Return).
The total number of new cases of Tuberculosis coming to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1959
by notification or otherwise was 264 as compared with 280 in
1958, 294 in 1957, 349 in 1956 and 261 in 1955.
242 of these were cases of Respiratory Tuberculosis; 164 in
males and 78 in females. There were 27 more males and 39 fewer
females than 1958.
There were 2 cases of Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis among
children under 15 years as compared with 3 in 1958. The number
of cases in adults was 14 compared with 18 in 1958.
Of the cases notified in 1959, 5 males died from the Respiratory
form of the disease during the year, equal to 3.78 per cent.
of those notified.
The incidence rate of Tuberculosis of all forms was 1.06 per
1,000 of the population; for Respiratory Tuberculosis 0.97 and
for Non-Respiratory 0.09 per 1,000 population. The notification
rate was 0.60 per 1,000. In 1958 the corresponding figures were
1.12, 1.02, 0.10 and 0.65 per 1,000.

Notification Register

Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining on the Notifica tion Register on 31st December, 1959:-

RESPIRATORYNONRESPIRATORYTotal Cases
MalesFenmalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
1.2148932,10769941632,270