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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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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The results are tabulated below:—
| Number X-rayed | Pulmonary T.B. found | Primary Lung Cancer found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| General Practitioner Service | 1,371 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 |
| Public and Industrial Sessions | 4,908 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Totals | 6,279 | 3 | _ | 14 | 1 |
The figures in respect of public and industrial sessions do not apply to
Merton residents only, as the service is available to any member of the
public.
Deaths
There were two deaths from respiratory tuberculosis and its late
effects during the year. The table of causes of death on page 15
gives an analysis by age and sex.
The death rates per 1,000 population were 0.02 respiratory and
nil non-respiratory, compared with 0.02 and 0.007 respectively for
England and Wales. The comparable figures for the Borough for
1971 were 0.02 and nil.
After-Care of the Tuberculous
The Authority makes an annual grant of £100 to each of the
three T.B. Care Committees working within the Borough, to aid them
in the much appreciated work which they carry out in connection
with the after-care of the tuberculous.
PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES
The table below gives details of initial protection given by the use of prophylactics against diptheria, whooping cough, measles, poliomyelitis, tetanus and rubella:—
| Disease against which protection given | Number of primary courses given | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of Birth | Others under 16 years | Total | |||||
| 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1965/68 | |||
| Diphtheria | 28 | 1363 | 374 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 1866 |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 1359 | 371 | 39 | 25 | — | 1821 |
| Poliomyelitis (Oral) | 26 | 1363 | 387 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 1866 |
| Tetanus | 28 | 1363 | 374 | 41 | 55 | 71 | 1932 |
| Measles | — | 667 | 485 | 74 | 131 | 13 | 1370 |
| Rubella | — | — | — | — | — | 392 | 392 |