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Merton and Morden 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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vided for 49 persons in 1948 from Merton and Morden, as
follows:—
At the County Sanatorium, Milford 3
At other Institutions 46
49
It was a matter for general concern after the first world
war that there were an unprecedented number of deaths from
this disease in young women in the 20's. It is a matter for
some consolation that this position has not recurred. It may
well be that the advantages of the "new look" may not be
confined to the trade, as many will remember that in the previous
post-war years the opposite of the "new look" was the fashion.
The deaths from Tuberculosis during the year number 35,
of which 34 were due to pulmonary and 1 to non-pulmonary
disease. Four of the deaths were in unnotified cases.
The deaths are classified by age and sex in the following
table:—
TABLE XXV.
| Ages Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0– | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1– | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5– | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 15– | 2 | 5 | – | – | 7 |
| 25– | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6 |
| 35– | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 45– | 5 | 3 | – | – | 8 |
| 55– | 7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 65– | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Totals | 21 | 13 | – | 1 | 35 |
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.
Tuberculosis Care Committee. The responsibility for maintaining
the health of tuberculous persons in the district is
undertaken by the Merton and Morden Tuberculosis Care Com.
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