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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The deaths are classified by age and sex in the undermentioned
table:—
TABLE V.
| Ages Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | TOTALS. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||||||||||||
| 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 | |
| 0— | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5— | — | — | 1 | '— | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15— | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| 25— | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| 35— | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 45— | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | — | — | — | - | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| 55— | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 65— | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Totals | 20 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 42 | 46 | 46 |
1940. Four deaths were in unnotified cases.
The district provides a free service for the examination of
sputum for tubercle bacilli. During the year 100 specimens were
examined with a positive result in 11 instances.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, which gives power to prohibit
the handling of milk by infectious tuberculous persons, nor
under Section 172 of the Public Health Act, 1936, which provides
for the removal of an infectious person to hospital.
Two Voluntary Care Committees share in the responsibility
for maintaining the health of tuberculous persons in this district.
The majority of the funds which are raised by these Committees
are expended in providing nourishment for patients suffering
from this infection.
2. The County and Public Assistance Hospitals.
Under existing arrangements, patients from this district
receiving treatment in County Hospitals are admitted, in most
instances, to the Kingston County Hospital at Wolverton
Avenue.
Tuberculosis:—The County Sanatorium, Milford—300
beds.
The Surrey County Council is responsible for the AntiTuberculosis
Scheme in the district. The County Sanatorium
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