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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

Carshalton 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 21, distributed by age groups as follows:—

The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 21, distributed by age groups as follows:—

Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
0-----
1—5_—112
5—15—11—2
15—25—21—3
25—352———2
35—45—————
45—5521——3
55—655—_—5
65—754———4
Totals1343121

Table: The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 13, as follows:— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1950.

The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 13, as follows:— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1950.

Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Mean age at Death.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
St. Helier North21-0.3448
St. Helier South-_-_10.141
St. Helier West1-__-_0.1165
North-East1-_2-_0 3233
North-West—-—-_-_—
Central1-]-_0.3315
South-East11——0.2549
South-West1-——0.1569
Totals71410.6540

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Six of these deaths were of unnotified cases.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
The Council adopted a points scheme for deciding the order of
priority of applicants for housing accommodation. Special "weighting"
is provided under this scheme where the existence of tuberculosis
in the household creates a risk of infection. In consequence six such
families were rehoused out of a total of 41 council tenancies allotted
during 1950.
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