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Carshalton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The additions were 10 more than in 1938, and, with continuation
of war conditions, it is probable that the incidence of tuberculosis will
continue to increase. The cases which received institutional treatment
under the County Council Scheme numbered 103, 9 fewer than
in the year before. They were admitted to:—
Milford County Sanatorium 24
Other Institutions 79
103
The number of persons who died from tuberculosis during the year
was 49, compared with 39 in the previous year. They were distributed
as to age and sex as follows:—
TABLE 27.
DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1939.
| Age Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||
| 0 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | — | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | 11 |
| 25 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 16 |
| 35 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 10 |
| 45 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| 55 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 19 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
Two unnotified tuberculosis deaths occurred, representing 4.1 per
cent, of the total deaths.
Thii"ty-nine specimens of sputum were examined for tubercle
bacilli under the Council's scheme, 5 of which gave positive results.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, nor under Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
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