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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The deaths are classified by age and sex in the following table:—
TABLE XXII.
Deaths due to Tuberculosis, 1954.
| Ages Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females * | Males | Females | ||
| 0— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 35— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 45— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 55— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 65— | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
No action was taken under the Public Health (Prevention
of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, which give 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.
TUBERCULOSIS CARE COMMITTEE
The Merton and Morden Care Committee consists of
representatives of various organisations, together with three
independent members, and, ex-officio, the Medical Officer of
Health, Chest Physician, Tuberculosis Health Visitors and the
Care Almoner. It supplies voluntary aid to patients and their
families as an addition to the statutory assistance which is
available, and thereby helps to make life easier for these unfortunate
people.
The Committee's main source of income is derived from the
sale of Christmas Seals, which this year showed a profit of
£186 16s. 5d. This, together with various grants, donations
and proceeds from local functions, built a total income for the
year of £413 9s. 6d.
Considerable financial support was again given to the
holiday scheme for child contacts. Holidays were held
at three different centres and twenty-one children from our
area enjoyed healthy holidays.
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