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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of tuberculous persons who died during the year was 7 distributed by age groups as follows:—
| Age, Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1—5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5—15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15—25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25—35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35—45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45—55 | 1 | — | — | — | i |
| 55—65 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| 65—up | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
The deaths attributable to tuberculosis were 3 as follows :—
DEATHS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS, 1959.
| Ward | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Death Rate per 1,000 population | Mean age at Death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| St. Helier North | — | 1 | — | — | 0.12 | 60 |
| St. Helier South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Helier West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North-East | 1 | — | — | — | 1.03 | 53 |
| North-West | 1 | — | — | — | 1.39 | 56 |
| Central | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South-East | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South-West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0.04 | 56 |
Of the 3 persons who died 1 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. No tuberculous family was rehoused by the
Council in 1959.
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