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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 30 new cases notified during the year, this being a
decrease of 8 on the number of cases notified in 1952.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:
New Cases
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 19 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
| Pulmonary | 0.85 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 0.86 |
| Non-pulmonary | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:
| 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | I |
| Totals | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 8 Tuberculous patients
died during the year, this being an increase of one on the corresponding
figure for the previous year. The figures correspond to a
death rate per 1,000 of population of 0 25.
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:
39