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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
Sutton and Cheam 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The following table shows the cases and deaths in age groups.
| ACE PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 35 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 65 and | ||||||||
| above | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 22 | 12 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | -- |
Notification of Tuberculosis
Respiratory forms of death - Four out of five cases were notified.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
A Mass Radiography Unit visited the Borough from 5th to 15th March 1956 and was stationed at the Cooperative Hall, Longfellow Road, Worcester Park. Two thousand and sixty five persons were examined. The results were as follows:-
| Total Examined | No. of cases of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis | No. of cases of inactive Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Non-Tuberculous abnormalities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | T. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 726 | 1339 | 2065 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 21 |
The incidence of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 1.5 per
thousand persons examined. This is within the range of expectation
for an urban area. The average incidence in the County of Surrey
was 1.2 per thousand persons examined. Mass Radiography is
making a valuable contribution towards the eradication of
Tuberculosis by the detection of early disease and by revealing
hidden foci of infection. Greater use of the service should be
made by those who have not been previously examined and men
should be encouraged to attend in greater numbers.
The finding of non-Tuberculous abnormalities gives an
opportunity for early treatment and the prevention of disablement.
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