[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.
- Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TUBERCULOSJS 8959 STATISTICS NEW CASES DEATHS Pulmonary Non=- pulmonary Pulmonary Non- pulmonary M F M F M F M F 0 - s 2-5 - - - - - sa ea [ am 6-15 86-25 4 1 26 - 35 4 3 - - - 36 - 45 4 - 2 - 46 - 55 4 I j 1 - 56 - 65 7 a I sa o 66 & over 3 “ C=J CJ 3 1 am cat Totals 26 4 2 6 2 SSB 03 The above combined figure of 32 for pulmonary and non-pulmonary new cases of tuberculosis represents the lowest total that has ever been achieved in the Borough of Maidstone, This is a reflection of the genera] increase in hygiene and nutrition standards prevailing today, and also indicates the care with which contacts of new cases are immediately investigated, and if necessary, in the case of children, vaccinated against tuberculosis. The increase in the use of B,C.G, vaccine has been an outstanding feature of the last few years, and there is no doubt it has contributed very greatly to the figure under discussion. It will also be seen from the above table that a considerable proportion of new cases are in the older age groups, and indeed that the deaths - again a low figure - are also in the older age groups. We are still cautious in expressing too optimistic a view for the conquest of tuberculosis, but it is fair to say that a comparison of the year 1959 with 1939 would indicate a measure of control over this disease far in excess of what we could have expected 20 years ago.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29780883_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
