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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Tuberculosis
There were 8 new cases notified during the year, this being a
decrease of 3 on the number of cases notified in 1961.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during the past five years:
| New Cases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Non-Pulmonary | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population: | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | ||||||
| Pulmonary | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.28 0 | 0.31 | 0.21 | |||||
| Non-pulmonary.. | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
The following table gives the number of deaths from this disease during the past five years:
| Deaths | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
It will be seen from the foregoing table that 1 Tuberculous patient
died during the year, this being one of the lowest figures yet recorded.
The figures correspond to a death rate per 1,000 of population of 0.03.
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