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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
Beddington and Wallington 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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reasons for omission of notification is made at the request of the
County Medical Officer of Health, and the information obtained is
forwarded to him.
The following table, compiled from local records, shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with he deaths at various age periods:—
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pul-monary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pul-monary. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | - | - | -_ | - | - | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| - | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| - | — | — | — | |||||
| — | - | — | — | |||||
| - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| — | 1 | — | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | — | |||||
The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows:—
| Beddington. | Wallington. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North. | Cent. | South. | North. | Cent. | South. | |
| Pulmonary | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||
Arrangements have been made by the Council for the examination
of sputa from cases, or suspected cases, and during the year 25 such
examinations were made.
Treatment for cases of Tuberculosis is under the control of the
Surrey County Council, who provide both sanatorium and dispensary
treatment.
The Tuberculosis After-Care Committee, which commenced activity
in 1935, continued its good work during 1941, assisting a number of
Tuberculosis patients and their dependents in various ways.
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