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Merton and Morden 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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provided for 135 persons in 1944 from Merton and Morden,
as follows:—
At the County Sanatorium, Milford 32
At other Institutions 103
135
The deaths from Tuberculosis number 37, of which 35 were
due to pulmonary and 2 to non-pulmonary disease.
The deaths are classified by age and sex in the following
table:—
TABLE XX.
Deaths Due to Tuberculosis, 1944.
| Ages Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15— | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 25— | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| 35— | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 |
| 45— | 11 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| 55— | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| 65— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 26 | 9 | 2 | — | 37 |
Six deaths were m unnotified cases.
The district provides a free service for the examination
of sputum for tubercle bacilli. During the year 67 specimens
were examined with a positive result in 9 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.
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