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Carshalton 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
The new cases admitted to the tuberculosis register in 1937
numbered 151, classified as follows :—
Males— Females—
Pulmonary 41 Pulmonary 72
Non-pulmonary 24 Non-pulmonary 14
Of these, 55 were newcomers transferred from other districts.
During the same period 107 persons were removed from the
register, leaving 505 cases recorded at December 31st. The
constitution of the register at that date is shown in the following
table:—

Table: TABLE 25.TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER AT DECEMBER 31 st , 1937.

TABLE 25.

TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER AT DECEMBER 31 st , 1937.

PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryAll forms
Males18574259
Females19551246
Total ..380125505

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The total of 505 is 51 more than at the corresponding date in
1936, and was distributed by Wards as shown below:—

Table: TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31 st December , 1937.

TUBERCULOSIS—WARD DISTRIBUTION. Cases on Register at 31 st December , 1937.

WARDPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
MalesFemalesMalesFemales
St. Helier North36502010116
St. Helier South38401015103
St. Helier West4041189108
North-East23129448
North-West15209448
Central693321
South-East17134640
South-West10101—21
1851957451505
380125