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Carshalton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 26, distributed by age groups as follows :—
| Age Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Total | |
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1—5 | — | — | — | — | - |
| 5—15 | — | - | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 25—35 | 3 | 5 | _ | - | 8 |
| 35—45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 45—55 | 4 | 1 | - | — | 5 |
| 55—65 | 2 | — | - | — | 2 |
| 65—75 | 3 | — | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 13 | 11 | 2 | - | 26 |
The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 21, as follows :— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1951.
| Ward | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Death Rate per 1,000 population | Mean age at Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| St. Helier North | 2 | - | - | - | 0.23 | 43 |
| St. Helier South | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0.43 | 37 |
| St. Helier West | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0.24 | 44 |
| North-East | 2 | 3 | — | — | 0.54 | 38 |
| North-West | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0.27 | 40 |
| Central | 2 | 1 | _ | -_ | 0.49 | 53 |
| South-East | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.51 | 35 |
| South-West | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0-33 | 40 | |
Three 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 19 of such families
were rehoused out of a total of 118 Council tenancies allotted during
1951.
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