[Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Suffolk County Council.

  • West Suffolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / School Medical Officer of Health, West Suffolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease are shown below:- NF.W CASES DEATHS Age Periods Pulmonary M. F. Non- Pulmonary M. F. Age Periods Pulmonary M. F. Non- Pulmonary M. F. 0- - - - - 0- - - - - 1- - - - - 1- - - - Z- 5- _ _ _ 1 5- - - - - 10- - 1 - - 15- - ■ - - 15- - - - - 20- 1 1 - 2 25- 2 1 - 1 25- - - - - 35- 1 4 1 3 35- - 2 - - 45- 4 2 - - 45- - - - - 55- 2 1 - - 55- 1 1 - - 65- 3 ' 2 - 1 65- 3 - - - 75+ 1 1 - 1 75+ - 2 - - TOTALS 14 13 1 9 TOTALS 4 5 - - The total primary notifications of tuberculosis amounted to 37 (27 pulmonary, 10 non- pulmonary), as compared with 48 in 1962. The notification rate of pulmonary and non- pulmonary tuberculosis was 20 and 7 per 100, 000 of the population respectively. The number of deaths represented 0.56 per cent of all deaths. The incidence rate of pulmonary tuberculosis, per 10, 000 of the population, for 1963 was 20. Since returns for a particular year may be misleading, it is more valuable to consider the average figures for the past five quinquennial periods:- Rates per 100, 000 Period Incidence Deaths Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Pulmonary Non- -pulmonary 1939-43 76 31 38 10 1944-48 84 28 26 8 1949-53 66 16 15 4 1954-58 33 8 5 0.5 1959-63 23 4 4 0.5 During the past 25 years for every 100,000 of the population the incidence rate of the disease in its pulmonary form has been reduced from 92 to 20 and the death rate has been reduced from 36 to 1. In the case of non-pulmonary infection the incidence and death rates for the same period have diminished from 48 to 2 and from 12 to 0 respectively. Statis¬ tical details of notifications, deaths and mortality expressed as a percentage of the total deaths are given in Tables I - III at the end of this report. Examination of Contacts. 254 contacts were invited for examination and 234 were examined by the Chest Con¬ sultant Physician. The average number of contacts examined for each new case reported was 5. After Care. A total of 234 domiciliary visits were made by Health Visitors, who work in close liaison with the Chest Consultant Physician. Three patients were provided with extra nourishment in the form of milk.