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Croydon 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January, 1968 to 31st December, 1968.Formal Notification

Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952

Summary of notifications during the period from 1st January, 1968 to 31st December, 1968.

Formal Notification

Respiratory, Males--21-25977178361
Respiratory, Females---2213211-3-15
Non-Respiratory, Males-------5--12-8
Non-Respiratory, F emales-------51--129

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Rehousing of Tuberculous Patients
2 families were re-housed specifically on the grounds of the presence
of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could have a separate bedroom.

Table: CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTSRespiratory TuberculosisDuring 1968, 61 new patients examined at the clinic were found to bo in the undermentioned stages of the disease at the first examination.

CLASSIFICATION OF NEW PATIENTS

Respiratory Tuberculosis

During 1968, 61 new patients examined at the clinic were found to bo in the undermentioned stages of the disease at the first examination.

A, or T.B. minus (Sputum negative or absent)2947.5
B, or T.B. plus,l (early cases, sputum positive)914.8
B, or T.B. plus,2 (intermediate cases, sputum positive)2337.7
B, or T.B. plus,3 (advanced cases, sputum positive)--
61100.0%

Table: Non-Respiratory TuberculosisThere were 11 cases examined at the Clinic and found to have Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis in the following forms:—

Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis

There were 11 cases examined at the Clinic and found to have Non-Respiratory Tuberculosis in the following forms:—

Bones and Joints1
Abdominal1
Other Organs3
Peripheral Glands6
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