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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
Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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TABLE IX.
Showing the Occupation of 146 Males who died from Tuberculosis in 1932.
| Artilleryman | 1 | Motor Driver | 3 |
| Army Pensioner | 4 | Messenger | 1 |
| Artist | 1 | ,, (Woolwich Arsenal) | 1 |
| Able Seaman | 1 | Motor Engineer | 1 |
| Boot Repairer | 2 | ,, Mechanic | 1 |
| ,, Maker | 1 | No Occupation | 3 |
| Bench Hand (Newspaper) | 1 | Night Watchman | 1 |
| Bookbinder | 1 | Newsvender | 1 |
| Bookseller's Assistant | 2 | Oil and Colour Store Manager | 1 |
| Book Publisher | 1 | Pattern Maker | 1 |
| Brass Moulder | 1 | Portmanteau Maker | 1 |
| Blacksmith | 1 | Painter (House) | 2 |
| Bus Conductor | 1 | Postman | 1 |
| Carman | 1 | Parquet Floor Layer | 1 |
| Clerk (Publishers) | 1 | Packer | 3 |
| Clerk | 10 | Private Secretary | 1 |
| Club Caretaker | 1 | Postal Sorter | 1 |
| Cook | 1 | Police Constable | 1 |
| Cabinet Maker | 1 | Printing Machine Minder | 1 |
| Carpenter | 3 | Printer | 1 |
| Company Secretary | 1 | ,, Assistant | 1 |
| Dancing Teacher | 1 | Porter | 1 |
| Dock Labourer | 1 | Railway Porter | 1 |
| Engineer's Fitter | 2 | School and Under school age | 19 |
| ,, Improver | 2 | Salesman | 5 |
| ,, Turner | 1 | Shop Manager | 1 |
| ,, Labourer | 1 | Scale adjuster | 1 |
| Electrician | 1 | Sign Writer | 1 |
| Grocer (Retired) | 1 | Sewing Machine Mechanic | 1 |
| Grocer's Assistant | 1 | Taxicab Driver | 2 |
| Gramophone Record Presser | 1 | Tanner | 1 |
| Gas Engineer | 1 | Tile Fixer | 2 |
| General Dealer | 1 | Timber Merchant Manager | 1 |
| Gas Company Foreman | 1 | Traveller | 1 |
| House Decorator | 1 | Telephone Engineer | 1 |
| Hairdresser | I | Tobacconist's Manager | 1 |
| Hawker | 2 | Warehouseman | 4 |
| Ironmonger Assistant | 1 | Window Cleaner | 1 |
| Insurance Agent | 1 | Wood Sawyer | 1 |
| Labourer, Builders | 3 | ||
| ,, General | 4 | ||
| ,, Road | 1 | ||
| Leather Dresser | 2 | ||
| Licensed Victualler | 3 | ||
| Locomotive Fireman | 1 | 146 | |
| Leading Aircraftsman, R.A.F | 1 |
TABLE XI.
Return showing the Work of the Dispensary
during the year 1932.
Diagnosis.
Pulmonary.
Nonpulmonary.
Total.
Grand
Total.
Adults.
Children.
Adults.
Children.
Adults.
Children.
m.
F.
m.
F.
m.
F.
m.
F.
m.
F.
m.
F.
A.—New Cases examined during
the year (excluding contacts):—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
90
61
7
3
11
6
3
5
101
67
10
8
186
(6) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
—
2
4
2
—
8
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
—
-
-
-
-
176
183
99
77
535
B.—Contacts examined during the
year:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
30
29
—
3
1
2
4
3
31
31
4
6
72
(6) Diagnosis not completed
-
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
4
—
—
11
(c) Non-tuberculous
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
155
244
209
232
840
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary
Register as:—
(a) Recovered
12
34
1
1
6
2
6
6
18
36
7
7
68
lb) Non-tuberculous (including
any such cases reviously
diagnosed and
entered on the Dispensary
Register as tuberculous)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
354
442
312
310
1418
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary
Register on December
31st:—
(a) Definitely tuberculous
674
468
39
50
115
105
109
90
789
573
148
140
1650
(b) Diagnosis not completed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
8
2
-
20