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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
Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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New cases admitted to the register numbered 134, compared with 107 in the year before. These additions were:—
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 52 | 59 | 111 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 61 | 73 | 134 |
Eighty-nine were primary notifications, 42 were transferred
from other districts, and 3 came to notice otherwise
than by notification. The number transferred from other
districts was one more than in 1936. During the year 87
names were removed from the register for the following
reasons:—
Thirteen recovered; 34 removed from the district; 40
died.
The numbers remaining on the register at the end of the
year were as shown in Table XXXIV.
The incidence of notified tuberculosis on the St. Helier
Estate at mid-year was 13.05 per 1,000 population, that in the
rest of the district 5.6 per 1,000 population.
The following table shows the state of the tuberculosis
register at the year end and the ward incidence at mid-year:—
TABLE XXXIV.
TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER AT 31st DECEMBER, 1937, AND REGISTERED NUMBER OF TUBERCULOUS PERSONS PER 1,000 POPULATION AT MID-YEAR.
| Wards. | Registered at December 31st. | At Mi d-Year. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non. Pulmonary. | Total. | Number on Register. | Number on Register per 1,000 population. | |
| Abbey | 24 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 6.9 |
| Bushey Mead | 54 | 9 | 63 | 61 | 8.0 |
| Central | 15 | 10 | 25 | 22 | 2.7 |
| Morden | 27 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 5.8 |
| Park | 53 | 6 | 59 | 61 | 6.1 |
| Ravensbury | 66 | 30 | 96 | 91 | 12.1 |
| Raynes Park | 29 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 5.2 |
| St. Helier | 115 | 35 | 150 | 139 | 11.9 |
| West Barnes | 24 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 4.8 |
| Whole district | 407 | 110 | 517 | 496 | 7.4 |
The total at December 31st is 47 more than at the
corresponding date in 1936.
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