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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 1963
[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 the
same number of cases notified in 1962.
The following table gives the number of new cases notified during
the past five years:
New Cases
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Annual case rate per 1,000 of the estimated population:
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Non-pulmonary | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
The following table gives the number of deaths from this diseas during the past five years:
Deaths
| 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Pulmonary | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
During the year under review, there were no deaths in the district
attributed to tuberculosis, either pulmonary or non-pulmonary. There
was only one death registered in 1962, but this is the first year in the
history of the Borough in which there have been no deaths.
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:
44