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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
Malden and Coombe 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
| Age Periods | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratorv | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 25 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 35 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 45 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 & upwards | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 23 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
The following table shows the variations of tuberculosis (all forms) during the past six years:—
| Year. | Population. | Cases notified. | Rate per 1,000 population | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 38,820 | 37 | 0.95 | 11 | 0.28 |
| 1939 | 39,630 | 38 | 0.95 | 14 | 0.35 |
| 1940 | 38,360 | 50 | 1.30 | 27 | 0.70 |
| 1941 | 33,920 | 53 | 1.56 | 36 | 1.05 |
| 1942 | 37,070 | 63 | 1.69 | 24 | 0.64 |
| 1943 | 37,750 | 44 | 1.43 | 15 | 0.39 |
Notification of tuberculosis was, on the whole, satisfactory.
There were four cases during the year which did
not come to light until after death.
The facilities for chest X-ray examination offered by
arrangement with the Kingston Victoria Hospital was made
use of by seven cases.
At the end of the year the following number of cases
was shown to be suffering from the disease and living in