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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 15, distributed by age groups as follows:
| Age, Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 —5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5—15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15—25 | 1 | — | - | - | 1 |
| 25—35 | — | 3 | — | - | 3 |
| 35—45 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| 45—55 | 2 | — | 1 | - | 3 |
| 55—65 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 85—up | 2 | 1 | — | - | 3 |
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 14, as follows: DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1954.
| Ward. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Death Rate per 1,000 population. | Mean age at Death. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |||
| St. Helier North | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0.23 | 42 |
| St. Helier South | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0.28 | 52 |
| St. Helier West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North-East | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.30 | 57 |
| North-West | 1 | — | — | — | 0.13 | 20 |
| Central | — | — | — | 1 | 0.16 | 56 |
| South-East | I | 1 | — | 1 | 0.24 | 32 |
| South-West | 2 | — | — | — | 0.31 | 55 |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 46 |
Four 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. Two such families were rehoused
out of a total of 34 Council tenancies allotted during 1954.
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