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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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The following table, compiled from local records, shows the number of new cases of Tuberculosis notified during the year, together with the deaths at various age periods:
| New Cases | Deaths | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pul-monary | ||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 to 2 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 to 4 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 to 9 years | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 to 14 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 to 24 years | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 to 44 years | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 45 to 64 years | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 65 and over | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
The new cases were distributed amongst the Wards as follows:
| Beddington | Wallington | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | West | Cent. | South | North | Cent. | South | |
| Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 1 | — | |||||
| Totals | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Specimens of sputa from cases, or suspected cases, are sent for
examination to the Pathological Laboratory at St. Helier Hospital.
Treatment for cases of Tuberculosis is the responsibility of the Regional
Hospital Board, who provide both sanatorium and dispensary treatment.
The Tuberculosis After-Care Committee continued its magnificent
work in the district during 1955. As in previous years, the major effort
of the Committee was directed towards alleviating the lot of tuberculous
patients and their families. Money grants, supplements of clothing and
nourishing foods, help with the debts and the multifarious difficulties of
necessitous families were given, and the work was greatly appreciated.
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