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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 13 new cases notified during the year, this being a
decrease of 3 on the number of cases notified in 1957.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during
the past five years:
New Cases
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Pulmonary 0.50 0.37 0.68 0.49 0.37
Non-pulmonary 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.03
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease
during the past five years:
Deaths
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | — | 1 | — | — | — | —- | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 3 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 09.
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:
45