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15.
The death rate from tuberculosis per 1,000 of the population
was 0.088 as compared with the rate for England and Wales of 0.075-
21 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified, 7 more than
in 1959.
At the end of the year the following numbers of cases were
suffering from the disease and living in the district, the total being
17 less than the previous year.
Non-
Pulmonary
Pulmonary
Males 89 3
Females 83 7
MORTUARY
The Council's mortuary is still closed and the arrangements
continued with the Wimbledon Borough Council for bodies to be received
in the mortuary at Gap Road, Wimbledon. 45 bodies were received in
the mortuary.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT. 1948
Section 47.
It was not necessary to take action under this Act for the
removal to hospital of any case during the year. Preventive work is
constantly carried out for old people brought to the notice of the Public
Health Department as being possibly in need of care and attention. In
all cases it was found possible to maintain the old people either in
their own homes with the help of the various Statutory and Voluntary
Services available, or by gaining their voluntary admission to hospital
or to County Welfare Homes.
Section 50.
Under the provisions of Section 50 of the National Assistance
Act, 1948, it was necessary during the year to arrange for one burial.