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Carshalton 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 23, distributed by age groups as follows:—

The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 23, distributed by age groups as follows:—

Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
Males.Females.Males.Females.Total.
0-----
1—5———11
5—15—————
15—2512-14
25—3523——5
35—4513--4
45—5531--4
55—652———2
65—75111—3
Totals10101223

Table: The deaths attributable to Tuberculosis were 22 as follows:— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1949.

The deaths attributable to Tuberculosis were 22 as follows:— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1949.

Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Mean age at Death.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
St. Helier North31--0.4641
St. Helier South11—10.4231
St. Helier West11——0.2340
North-East——————
North-West_2_20.5431
Central12__0.4929
South-East21——0.3835
South-West12——0.4459
Totals910—30.3536

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Two of these deaths were of unnotified cases.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 172 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
The Council adopted a points scheme for deciding the order of
priority of applicants for housing accommodation. Special "weighting"
is provided under this scheme where the existence of tuberculosis in
the household creates a risk of infection. In consequence 9 such
families were rehoused out of a total of 57 council tenancies allotted
during 1949.
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