Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 11 new cases notified during the year, this being a
decrease of 2 on the number of cases notified in 1960.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:
1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Pulmonary | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Non.Pulmonary | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Totals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
Non.pulmonary | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:
1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
Pulmonary | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
Non.Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 |
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 3 Tuberculous patients
died during the year, this being the same as 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:
48