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Merton and Morden 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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1940. Of these 118, 76 were primary notifications, 38 were
transferred from other districts, and 4 came to notice
in other ways.
1941. Of these 116, 70 were primary notifications, 43 were
transferred from other districts, and 3 came to notice
in other ways.
1942. Of these 151, 106 were primary notifications, 36 were
transferred from other districts, and 9 came to notice
in other ways.
During the year 1940, 112 persons were removed from the register; during 1941, 109 persons were removed from the Register and during 1942, 78 persons were removed from the Register, for the following reasons:—
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered | 17 | 14 | 7 |
| Removal from the district | 53 | 49 | 25 |
| Death | 42 | 46 | 46 |
After allowing for the additions and deductions the
number remaining on the Register at the 31st December, 1940,
1941 and 1942, was distributed as shown in the following table:
TABLE XV.
TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER AT 31st DECEMBER, 1940,
1941 and 1942.
| Wards. | Registered at 31st December, 1940, 1941 and 1942, | Total. | Number on Register. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary, | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||||||
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
| Abbev | 29 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 60 | 35 | 31 | 36 |
| Bushey Mead | 45 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Central | 29 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 41 |
| Morden | 52 | 58 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 64 | 77 | 45 | 59 | 66 |
| Park | 53 | 56 | 71 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 67 | 82 | 64 | 61 | 69 |
| R.avensburv | 72 | 69 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 97 | 94 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 97 |
| Paynes Park | 36 | 37 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 41 | 50 | 41 | 39 | 45 |
| St. Helier | 89 | 89 | 100 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 111 | 109 | 120 | 118 | 104 | 97 |
| West Barnes | 37 | 37 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 57 | 48 | 47 | 49 |
| Whole district | 442 | 452 | 514 | 104 | 101 | 110 | 546 | 553 | 550 | 535 | 523 | 550 |
1941/1942. In the year 1941 three deaths were in
unnotified cases, and in 1942 five deaths were in unnotified
cases.
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