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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
Beddington and Wallington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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It will be seen from the foregoing table that 16 deaths were registered
as due to Tuberculosis, of which 12 were Pulmonary and 4 NonPulmonary.
The figures correspond to a death rate per 1,000 of population
of .39 for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and .13 for Non-Pulmonary
Tuberculosis.
Of the 16 deaths which occurred, 5 were in unnotified cases, i.e.,
31 per cent. of the total Tuberculosis deaths. Four of the unnotified
deaths were of residents who died outside the area and came to notice
by inward transfers. Investigations as to the reasons for omissions of
notifications are made at the request of the County Medical Officer of
Health, and the information obtained is forwarded to him.
The following table, compiled from local records, shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the deaths at various age periods:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pul-monary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pul-monary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 and under 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| 5 and under 10 | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | — |
| 10 and under 15 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| 15 and under 20 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - |
| 20 and under 25 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 25 and under 35 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 35 and under 45 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 45 and under 55 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 55 and under 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — |
The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows:—
| Beddington. | Wallington. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | Cent. | South. | North. | Cent. | South. | |
| Pulmonary | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 |