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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
Mitcham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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The sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained are as follows:—
| No. of Cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | ||
| Death returns | 3 | ... | |
| 1 | ... | ||
| Posthumous notifications | 1 | 1 | |
Number of cases removed from register during 1948: —
| Reason | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total Cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Withdrawal of notification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Recovery from disease | 2 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Death | 23 | 17 | 40 | 2 | ... | 2 | 42 |
| Removed from district | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total
tuberculosis deaths is as follows: —
Non-notified tuberculosis deaths 6
Notified tuberculosis deaths 36
Percentage of non-notified T.B. deaths
(all forms) 14.28 per cent.
Percentage of non-notified pulmonary
T.B. deaths 11.90 „
Treatment for cases of tuberculosis is under the control of
the Surrey County Council.
A dispensary has been established at St. Helier County
Hospital, Carshalton. Arrangements have been made by this
Borough for the examination of sputa from cases or suspected
cases of tuberculosis, and during the year 19 such examinations
have been made.