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Merton and Morden 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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TUBERCULOSIS.
One hundred and eighty seven new cases were added to
the register of tuberculous persons, compared with 161 in 1951.

These additions were:—

MalesFemalesTotal
Pulmonary8788175
Non-Pulmonary8412
9592187

Of these 187,133' were primary notifications, 53 were transferred
from other districts, and 1 came to notice in another way.
During the year 88 persons were removed from the register
for the following reasons:—
Recovered 4
Removed from the district 55
Death 29
After allowing for the additions and deductions, the number
remaining on the register at the 31st December, 1952, was
distributed as shown in the following table

TABLE XX.

Tuberculosis Register at 31st December, 1952.

WardsRegistered at 31st December, 1952TotalsNumber on Register at mid-year
PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
Abbey79108977
Bushey Mead70128286
Central10610116116
Morden11810128116
Park13119150153
Ravensbury12424148147
Raynes Park971010797
St. Helier17834212210
West Barnes72199188
Whole district97514811231090