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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 34 new cases notified during the year, this being a slight
general reduction on the number of cases notified in 1949. Actually,
there was an increase in the number of males notified, from 20 to 29.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:
New Cases
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 24 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 26 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 5 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
1948 1949 1950
Pulmonary 0.58 1.09 0.85
Non-pulmonary0.06 0.09 0.18
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:
Deaths
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 10 Tuberculous patients
died during the year. The figures correspond to a death rate per 1,000
of population of 0.30.
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:
38