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Merton and Morden 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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provided for 97 persons in 1945 from Merton and Morden,
as follows:—
At the County Sanatorium, Milford 20
At other Institutions 77
97
The deaths from Tuberculosis numbered 45, of which 42
were due to pulmonary and 3 to non-pulmonary disease.
The deaths are classified by age and sex in the following
table:—
TABLE XX.
| Ages Yeans | Pulmonary | | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 0— | — | — | - | - | - |
| 1— | - | - | — | — | — |
| 5— | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| 15— | 2 | 4 | - | — | 6 |
| 25— | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| 35— | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 |
| 45— | 9 | . — | — | — | 9 |
| 55— | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| 65— | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Totals ... | 29 | 13 | 3 | — | 45 |
Four deaths were in unnotified cases.
The district provides a free service for the examination
of sputum for tubercle bacilli. During the year 52 specimens
were examined with a positive result in 2 instances.
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention
of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, which gives power to prohibit
the handling of milk by infectious tuberculous persons,
nor under Section 172 of the Public Health Act, 1936, which
provides for the removal of an infectious person to hospital.
Two Voluntary Care Committees share in the responsibility
for maintaining the health of tuberculous persons in this
district. The majority of the funds which are raised by these
Committees are expended in providing nourishment for patients
suffering from this infection.
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