Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Parliamentary Constituency | Respiratory | Non- respiratory | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admitted | Discharged | Admitted | Discharged | |||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
Vauxhall | 41 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Brixton | 24 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
Norwood | 11 | 6 | 10 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 76 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General, the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year.
Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | Other forms of Tuberculosis | All forms of Tuberculosis | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 |
The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis for the ten year period 1953-1962.
Year | Respiratory | Non- respiratory | Totals | Rate per 1,000 population |
---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | 318 | 29 | 347 | 1.52 |
1954 | 352 | 17 | 369 | 1.63 |
1955 | 232 | 21 | 253 | 1.13 |
1956 | 180 | 18 | 198 | 0.88 |
1957 | 199 | 10 | 209 | 0.93 |
1958 | 189 | 21 | 210 | 0.94 |
1959 | 155 | 15 | 170 | 0.76 |
1960 | 137 | 146 | 0.65 | |
1961 | 126 | 18 | 144 | 0.65 |
1962 | 122 | 10 | 132 | 0.59 |