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Carshalton 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 31, distributed by age groups as follows:
| Age, Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5—15 | - | - | - | - | — |
| 15—25 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 25—35 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 35—45 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 8 |
| 45—55 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 55—65 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| 65—75 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
The deaths attributable to Tuberculosis were 25, as follows :
DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1946.
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. | Mean age at Death. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||
| St. Helier North | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 0.82 | 30.10 12 yrs. |
| St. Helier South | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.43 | 48. 4/12 ,, |
| St. Helier West | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 0.99 | 19. 6/12 „ |
| North-East | — | _ | 1 | - | 0.11 | 15 ,, |
| North-West | — | —- | — | — | - | — |
| Central | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.33 | 28. 6/12 „ |
| South-East | 2 | .— | 1 | 1 | 0.55 | 28. 3/12 „ |
| South-West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0.41 | 37. 8/12 „ | |
Four deaths of unnotified cases represent 13% of the total deaths
from this disease.
The Council provides a free service for the examination of sputum
for tubercle bacilli. In the past year 14 such examinations were made
with a positive result in one.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis
)Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172 of the Public Health
Act, 1936.
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