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Beddington and Wallington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis.
lation of 0.27 for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 0.10 for Non-Pulmonary
Of the 11 deaths which occurred, 4 were in unnotified cases, i.e.,
36.3 per cent, of the total Tuberculosis deaths. Investigation as to the
reasons for omission of notification is 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-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | – | – |
| 1 and under 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 and under 10 | – | – | – | — | — | – | _ | _ |
| 10 and under 15 | 1 | – | – | — | — | – | — | – |
| 15 and under 20 | 1 | 1 | – | — | — | – | 1 | – |
| 20 and under 25 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 and under 35 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | — | 1 |
| 35 and under 45 | 3 | 2 | – | — | 2 | 1 | — | – |
| 45 and under 55 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | — |
| 55 and under 65 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | – | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows: —
| Beddington. | Wellington. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | Cent. | South. | North. | Cent. | South. | |
| Pulmonary | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Arrangements have been made by the Council for the examination
of sputa from cases, or suspected cases, and during the year 28 such
examinations were made.
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