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Carshalton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 28, distributed by age groups as follows:
| Age, Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 5—15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15—25 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| 25—35 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| 35—45 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 45—55 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 55—65 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| 65—75 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 21 | 7 | — | — | 28 |
The deaths attributable to Tuberculosis were 25, as follows:
DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1948.
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. | Mean age at Death. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||
| St. Helier North | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0.46 | 40 |
| St. Helier South | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0.28 | 33 |
| St. Helier West | 5 | — | — | — | 0.59 | 37 |
| North-East | 4 | 3 | — | — | 0.74 | 34 |
| North-West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South-East | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.67 | 39 |
| South-West | 1 | — | — | — | 0.14 | 40 |
| 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.40 | 37 | |
All the deaths were of persons who had been notified.
The Council provided a free service for the examination of sputum
for tubercle bacilli.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
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