[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.

  • Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives details of new notifieations: — NEW CASES NOTIFIED Age Groups 0— 1— 5— 15— 45— 65— Total {all ages) Pulmonary: Males .. — 3 3 7 9 4 26 Females — 2 1 6 1 — 10 Non-Pulmonary: Males .. — — — — — — — Females 1 — — — 1 In 1966 there were, in addition to the 37 new eases, a further five notifications of tuberculosis occurring in patients diagnosed as having the disease in another area who then moved into the Borough to live. There were 14 outward transfers. Of the new notifications eight were of tuberculosis occurring in Asian immigrants as were two of the five inward transfers notified. The number of persons on the register on the 31st December is given for the last five years: — Non- Pulmonary Pulmonary Total 1966 ... 903 118 1021 1965 « • • * * • ... 389 48 437 1964 • • • • • * ... 382 38 423 1963 • • • • • » ... 430 38 468 1962 • • • »• • ... 440 34 474 The following is an analysis of deaths due to tuberculosis: — Age Groups 0— 1— 5— 15— 45— 65— Total {all ages) Pulmonary: Males .. 1 — — — 3 2 6 Females — — — — 1 6 7 Non-Pulmonary: Males .. — — — _ _ — ■ —_ Females ■ — — ■ —- —