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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| AGE PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 45 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 55 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 65 and above | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
Notification of Tuberculosis
Respiratory forms of dearth - One out of two cases was notified.
Other forms of death - The one case was notified.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
A Mass Padlography Unit visited the Borough from 30th June to 17th July 1959 and was stationed at the Public Hall, Hill Road, Sutton. Five thousand, four hundred and eighty four persons were examined. The results were as follows:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of persons examined | 2299 | 3185 | 5484 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | |||
| Cases requiring treatment and/or | |||
| close clinic supervision | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Cases requiring occasional | |||
| clinic supervision | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Primary lung cancer | 1 | - | 1 |
The incidence of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 1.1 per
thousand persons examined. The findings are an index of
Infection in a sample of the population. They show the value of
Mass Radiography in securing diagnosis and treatment.
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