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Camberwell 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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32
HOUSING APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL PRIORITY JULY 1955 TO
DECEMBER, 1958.

Table: TABLE I Classification by types of disease – and priority given by applicants own G.P.

TABLE I Classification by types of disease – and priority given by applicants own G.P.

DiseaseIIIIIIIVTotal% of Total
Tuberculosis3149886523314.4
Functional Nervous Disorders541231281832319.9
Bronchitis (excluding Tuberculosis)43104942526616.4
Cardio-vascular20522831036.3
Diseases of bones and joints15354281006.2
Organic Diseases of the nervous system162013–493.0
Pregnancy51463281.7
Diseases of the digestive system111113261.6
*Other13443011986.0
Unclassified Diseases23944361217.5
Died, gone away, forms not returned; rehoused; no residential qualifications––––27617.0
TOTALS2004914841721,623100.0
% OF TOTALS12.330.329.810.6rn

Table: TABLE II Classification by types of Disease – and priority given by the Panel.

TABLE II Classification by types of Disease – and priority given by the Panel.

DiseaseIIIIIIIVTotal% of Total
Tuberculosis3547836823314.4
Functional Nervous Disorders217111811332319.9
Bronchitis (excluding Tuberculosis)1679888326616.4
Cardio-vascular134922191036.3
Diseases of bones and joints63938171006.2
Organic Diseases of the nervous system1018147493.0
Pregnancy21457281.7
Diseases of the digestive system–1079261.6
*Other7303328986.0
Unclassified Diseases23448371217.5
Died, gone away, forms not returned; rehoused; no residential qualifications––––27617.0
TOTALS1123914563881,623100.0
% OF TOTALS6.924.028.124.0a