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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
Merton 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Six children with positive skin tests were X-rayed No case of
active disease was found.
Incidence of Tuberculosis
Primary notifications of tuberculosis received during the year
were as follows:—
Males. Females.
Respiratory 15 14 29
Non-respiratory 4 6 10
The table below shows the state of the Tuberculosis Register at the beginning and end of the year:—
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | P | Non-P | |
| No. of cases on Register at 1.1.70 | 243 | 228 | 26 | 39 | 471 | 65 |
| Primary Notifications in 1970 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 10 |
| Inward transfers in 1970 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Totals | 271 | 248 | 30 | 46 | 519 | 76 |
| Died during 1970 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 18 | — |
| Recovered during 1970 | 43 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 3 |
| Transferred out in 1970 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 5 |
| Total ca6es removed from Register | 70 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 114 | 8 |
| No. of cases on Register 31.12.70 | 201 | 204 | 28 | 40 | 405 | 68 |
The numbers of cases of respiratory tuberculosis notified continues to decline each year. The following figures show the steady decline in the incidence of respiratory tuberculosis in this area since 1955:—
| Year. | Number of notifications received. | Incidence rate per thousand population |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 122 | 0.62 |
| 1956 | 125 | 0.64 |
| 1957 | 115 | 0.63 |
| 1958 | 85 | 0.44 |
| 1959 | 81 | 0.42 |
| 1960 | 69 | 0.36 |
| 1961 | 86 | 0.45 |
| 1962 | 69 | 0.37 |
| 1963 | 44 | 0.24 |
| 1964 | 61 | 0.33 |
| 1965 | 45 | 0.24 |
| 1966 | 48 | 0.26 |
| 1967 | 41 | 0.22 |
| 1968 | 46 | 0.25 |
| 1069 | 38 | 0.21 |
| 1970 | 29 | 0.16 |