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Croydon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952
Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January, 1966 to
31st December, 1966.
TABLE I Formal Notification
TABLE I
Formal notification
| Age Periods | Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 25- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total (all ages) | |
| Respiratory, Males | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 65 | |||
| Respiratory, Females | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 36 | ||
| Non-Respiratory, Males | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Non-Respiratory, F emales | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
TABLE n Supplemental Return
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical
Officer of Health during the period from 1st January, 1966 to 31st
December, 1966 otherwise than by formal notification:—
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical officer of Health during the period from 1st january, 1966 to 31st December,1966 otherwise than by formal notification:-
| RESPIRATORY | NON-RESPIRATORY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females |
| 45 | 39 | - | 1 |
Rehousing of Tuberculosis Patients
3 families were re-housed specifically on the grounds of the presence
of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could have a separate
bedroom.
CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS
Respiratory Tuberculosis
During 1966, 80 of the new patients examined at the Clinic were
found to be in the undermentioned stages of the disease on the first
examination.