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Carshalton 1953

[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 21, distributed by age groups as follows:

The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 21, distributed by age groups as follows:

Age, Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
Males.Females.Males.Females.
0-----
1—5—————
5—15—————
15—2512-—3
25—351———1
35—4511——2
45—5511-13
55—6532——5
65—up51—17
Totals ......127—221

Table: The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 13, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1953.

The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 13, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1953.

Ward.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Death Rate per 1,000 population.Mean age at Death.
Male.Female.Male.Female.
St. Helier North1-1-0.2345
St. Helier South—1--0.1459
St. Helier West———10.1247
North-East1---0.1037
North-West11--0.2654
Central11-0.3328
South-East———--—
South-West31——0.6267
Totals74110.2148

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One of these deaths was of unnotified case.
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, 5 of such families
were rehoused out of a total of 39 Council tenancies allotted during 1953.
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