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Merton and Morden 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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of the work. Institutional treatment was provided for 120
persons in 1950 from Merton and Morden, as follows:—
At the County Sanatorium, Milford 24
At other Institutions 96
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A table has been prepared which shows in comparison the
numbers of new cases for the past 10 years. The primary
infections are all cases occurring in the district. The total cases
include T.B. cases which have moved into the district and are
added to our registers.
It will be seen that there has been an increase in the primary
notifications of tuberculosis, particularly the pulmonary type. This
is probably due to some extent to the greater number of cases
coming to light as the result of the work of the Mass Radiography
Unit, but none the less it is a matter for some anxiety.

Table: TABLE XXI. Tuberculosis 1941-50.

TABLE XXI. Tuberculosis 1941-50.

YearPrimary NotificationsTotal New CasesNumber on Register at end of year
Pul.Non-Pul.TotalPul.Non-Pul.TotalPul.Non-Pul.Total
19415713709818116452101553
1942931410712724151514112626
19431031812112724151569128697
194487109712713140620133753
1945842010411623139651146797
194672138510118119671147818
194782149610921130708153861
194874118510415119761161922
19498669211813131798160958
1950123813116513178817153970
Total86112798811921821374———
Average86.112.798.8119.218.2137.4———

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The deaths from Tuberculosis during the year number 25,
of which 24 were due to pulmonary and 1 to non-pulmonary
disease. Five of the deaths were in unnotified cases.
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