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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
Orpington 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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New Cases and Mortality, 1962.
New cases notified or otherwise revealed. (Not including Inward Transfers*).
Deaths.
| Age Groups. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5—14 | – | 1 | – | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—24 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25—44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 45—64 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and over | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Age unknown | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| *Inward Transfers | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | – |
| 13 | 10 | — | — | |||||
| 36 | 17 | 2 | 3 | |||||
The number of new cases of tuberculosis notified during the year
was 35 and there were 7 deaths from this disease in 1962.
Chest Clinic.
Dr. D. G. Madigan, Physician in charge, has kindly furnished the
following details for the year 1962:—
New cases attending the Chest Clinic for the first time during 1962:—
| Adults. | Children | under 15. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 20 | 11 | — | — |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Non-Tuberculous | 70 | 44 | 42 | 66 |
New contacts examined during 1962 (not included in the above
table):—
Negative: 205. Positive: 3.
Number of patients who completed a course of hospital or sanitorium
treatment during 1962: 39.
B.C.G. Vaccination: 116.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
Section 172, Public Health Act, 1936.
No action was taken by the Local Authority under these regulations
in 1962.
Mass X-ray.
No general survey was undertaken in the area during the year
under review.
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever.
No cases were notified during 1962.