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Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The following table shows the number of persons treated at the Cleansing Station during 1932:-
| Persons cleansed, verminous— | |
| Adults— | |
| Males | 16 |
| Females | 1 |
| Children— | |
| Males | 432 |
| Females | 2,030 |
| Total | 2,479 |
| Persons cleansed, scabies— | |
| Adults— | |
| Males | 21 |
| Females | 9 |
| Children— | |
| Males | 1,027 |
| Females | 1,069 |
| Total | 2,126 |
Table showing period between Primary Notification and Death.
Pulmonary
Nonpulmonary
Not notified and notified after death
18
17
Notified within one month of death
39
13
Notified within three months of death
319
—
Notified within six months of death
14
1
Notified more than six months
124
3
Table showing ages of individual notified patients on
Tuberculosis Register on current list at January 1st, 1933 :—
Age Periods.
0-1
1-5
5-10
10-15
15-20
20-25
25-35
35-45
45-55
55-65
65
and upwards.
Totals.
Pulmonary—
•
Males
—
—
18
22
116
136
199
189
142
51
20
893
Pulmonary—
Females
—
2
13
37
129
116
155
116
42
32
12
654
Non-pulmonary—
Males
4
25
70
69
48
28
20
15
15
12
1
307
Non-pulmonary—
Females
2
21
42
48
45
30
29
14
14
2
0
252
Totals
6
48
143
176
338
310
403
334
213
97
38
2,106
Mortality from Tuberculosis.
The number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis during
1932 was 248.
The following table compares the number of deaths and death
rates per 1,000 population, with that of the previous year:—