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Malden and Coombe 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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TUBERCULOSIS 1938 - 1947.
| NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Estimated Population | No. | Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 Population | No. | Non-Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 Population | No. | Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 Population | No | Jon-Pulmonary Rate per 1,000 Population |
| 1938 | 38,820 | 29 | 0.74 | 8 | 0.20 | 10 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 39,630 | 31 | 0.78 | 7 | 0.17 | 14 | 0.35 | — | — |
| 1940 | 38,360 | 43 | 1.12 | 7 | 0.18 | 26 | 0.67 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 33,920 | 45 | 1.32 | 8 | 0.23 | 31 | 0.91 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 1942 | 37,070 | 51 | 1.37 | 12 | 0.32 | 21 | 0.56 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 1943 | 37,750 | 35 | 0.92 | 9 | 0.23 | 15 | 0.39 | — | — |
| 1944 | 35,840 | 27 | 0.75 | 9 | 0.25 | 15 | 0.41 | — | — |
| 1945 | 38,080 | 37 | 0.97 | 7 | 0.18 | 13 | 0.34 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 1946 | 43,160 | 40 | 0.92 | 12 | 0.27 | 14 | 0.32 | — | — |
| 1947 | 44,450 | 31 | 0.69 | 11 | 0.24 | 14 | 0.31 | 4 | 0.09 |
Notification of tuberculosis was, on the whole, satisfactory.
There were 3 cases during the year which did not come to light
until after death.
The facilities for X-ray examination offered by arrangement
with the Kingston Victoria Hospital were made use of by 8 cases.
At the end of the year the following number of cases were
shown to be suffering from the disease and living in the district,
an increase of 2 compared with the previous year.
Non-
Pulmonary Pulmonary
Males 130 23
Females 82 27
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
The following table shows the number of pathological examinations during the past year :—
| Types of Specimen | Results Positive Negative | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | Sputa | 7 | 46 | 53 |
| Hemolytic Streptococci | Swabs | 9 | 46 | 55 |
| Diphtheria | Swabs | 1 | 97 | 98 |
| Typhoid — Dysentery Group | Rectal Swabs | — | 26 | 26 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Totals | 18 | 223 | 241 | |