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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 1958
[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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
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| — | — | — | — | — | |
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The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 9 as follows:—
DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1958.
| Ward | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Death Rate per 1,000 population | Mean age at Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | ||||
| _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | ||
| _ | — | — | ||||
| 1 | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| i | — | — | — | |||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
Of the 9 persons who died 5 had not been notified.
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. One tuberculous family was rehoused by the
Council in 1958.
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