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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
Merton and Morden 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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After allowing for the additions and deductions, the
number remaining on the Register at the 31st December, 1943,
was distributed as shown in the following table:—
TABLE XIX.
| Wards, | Registered at 31st December, 1943, | Total. | Number on Register at mid-year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
| Abbey | 39 | 10 | 49 | 46 |
| Bushey Mead | 55 | 12 | 67 | 64 |
| Central | 37 | 7 | 44 | 45 |
| Morden | 79 | 10 | 89 | 79 |
| Park | 79 | 15 | 94 | 89 |
| Ravensbury | 75 | 28 | 103 | 100 |
| Raynes Park | 46 | 6 | 50 | 52 |
| St. Helier | 112 | 26 | 138 | 132 |
| West Barnes | 47 | 14 | 63 | 57 |
| Whole district | 569 | 128 | 697 | 66 |
The Anti-Tuberculosis Scheme in this district is administered
by the County Council. Institutional treatment was
provided for 132 persons in 1943 from Merton and Morden, as
follows:—
At the County Sanatorium, Milford 17
At other Institutions 115
132
The deaths from tuberculosis number 39, of which 35 were
due to pulmonary and 4 to non-pulmonary disease.
The deaths are classified by age and sex in the undermentioned
table:—
TABLE XX.
| Ages Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 1— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 15— | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
| 25— | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 35— | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 |
| 45— | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
| 55— | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 |
| 65— | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 |