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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 8, distributed by age groups as follows:—
| Age, Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1—5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 25—35 | – | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 35—45 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 45—55 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 55—65 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 65—up | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 8 |
The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 3, as follows:— DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1957.
| Ward | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Death Rate per 1,000 population | Mean age at Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| St. Helier North | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Helier South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Helier West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North-East | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North-West | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0.27 | 45 |
| Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South-East | — | 1 | — | — | 0.12 | 57 |
| South-West | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0.04 | 49 |
All three deaths were of notified 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 tuberculous families were rehoused by the
Council in 1957.
Mass X-Ray
The Mass X-Ray Unit of the Hospital Board did not visit the Urban
District during the year. The last time it operated in the area being
November/December, 1955.
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