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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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TUBERCULOSIS 1938 - 1959
| Year | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary | Nan-pulmonary | |||||
| No. | Rate per 1,000 Population | No. | Rate per 1,000 Population | No. | Rate per 1,000 Population | No. | Rate per 1,000 Population | |
| 1938 | 29 | 0.74 | 8 | 0.20 | 10 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 31 | 0.78 | 7 | 0.17 | 14 | 0.35 | - | - |
| 1940 | 43 | 1.12 | 7 | 0.18 | 26 | 0.67 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 45 | 1.32 | 8 | 0.23 | 31 | 0.91 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 1942 | 51 | 1.37 | 12 | 0.32 | 21 | 0.56 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 1943 | 35 | 0.92 | 9 | 0.23 | 15 | 0.39 | - | - |
| 1944 | 27 | 0.75 | 9 | 0.25 | 15 | 0.41 | - | - |
| 1945 | 37 | 0.97 | 7 | 0.18 | 13 | 0.34 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 1946 | 40 | 0.92 | 12 | 0.27 | 14 | 0.32 | - | - |
| 1947 | 31 | 0.69 | 11 | 0.24 | 14 | 0.31 | 4 | 0.09 |
| 1948 | 59 | 1.32 | 4 | 0.09 | 13 | 0.29 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1949 | 37 | 0.83 | 4 | 0.09 | 14 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1950 | 30 | 0.67 | 5 | 0.11 | 6 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 30 | 0.65 | 6 | 0.10 | 9 | 0.19 | 2 | 0.04 |
| 1952 | 42 | 0.92 | 5 | 0.11 | 8 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1953 | 36 | 0.79 | 3 | 0.06 | 10 | 0.22 | - | - |
| 1954 | 24 | 0.52 | 7 | 0.15 | 6 | 0.13 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1955 | 25 | 0.54 | 2 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1956 | 19 | 0.42 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.04 | - | - |
| 1957 | 30 | 0.65 | 3 | 0.07 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 1958 | 23 | 0.51 | 3 | 0.07 | 3 | 0.07 | - | - |
| 1959 | 14 | 0.31 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.02 |
The death rate from tuberculosis per 1,000 of the population
was 0.09 as compared with the rate for England and Wales of 0.085 ■
14 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified, 9 less than in 1958
At the end of the year the following numbers of cases were suffering from the disease and living in the district, the total being 28 less than the previous year.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 96 | 4 |
| Females | 90 | 9 |