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Carshalton 1952

[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 17, distributed by age groups as follows:

The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 17, distributed by age groups as follows:

Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
0-----
1—5-————
5—15—————
15—251———1
25—3522——4
35—46 ......211-4
45—55-1--1
55—652———2
65—up32——5 17
Totals1061—

Table: The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 15, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1952.

The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 15, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1952.

Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Mean age at Death.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
St. Helier North3---0.3540
St. Helier South22——0.5839
St. Helier West111—0.3636
North-East1———0.1087
North-West-11—0.2758
Central1———0.1668
South-East_———--
South-West1———0.1560
Totals942—0.2448

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Two of these deaths were of unnotified eases.
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, 22 of such families
were rehoused out of a total of 188 Council tenancies allotted during 1952.
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