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The death rate from tuberculosis per 1,000 of the population
was 0.021 as compared with the rate for England and Wales of 0.072.
21 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified, the same as
in 1960.
At the end of the year the following numbers of cases were
suffering from the disease and living in the district, the total being
12 more than the previous year.
Pulmonary
Males 101 4
Females 81 8
MORTUAHY
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. 36 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.