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Richmond upon Thames 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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AFTER CARE.
The Barnes and Richmond Tuberculosis Care Committee continued
their important part in the Surrey County Council Scheme
for the "care and after care" of tuberculous patients.
The aim of the Committee is to supplement official help for the
patient and his family, according to his individual needs, and so
lessen the anxieties which hinder recovery.
NUMBER OF DEATHS AND DEATH RATES
FROM TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER—1954.
The provisional numbers of deaths and death rates per million population during the year 1954 are as follows:—
| NUMBER | RATE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales. | Males | Females | Persons | Males F | emales | Persons |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 4,948 | 2,121 | 7,069 | 232 | 92 | 160 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 447 | 383 | 830 | 21 | 17 | 19 |
| Respiratory Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 70 |
| Other Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | — | 23 |
| Cancer of Lungs & Bronchus | 13,995 | 2,335 | 16,330 | 657 | 102 | 369 |
| Other Cancer | 33,324 | 40,445 | 73,769 | 1,565 | 1,760 | 1,660 |
| Cancer of Lungs 6? Bronchus ... | 24 | 3 | 27 | 564 | 70 | 635 |
| Other Cancer | 26 | 39 | 65 | 612 | 917 | 1,530 |