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Camberwell 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]

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Table: The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1932, and the changes which have taken place during the year, are as follows:-

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The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1932, and the changes which have taken place during the year, are as follows:-

	Pulmonary.		Non-pulmonary.		Totals.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.	Totals.
No. of cases on the Register of notifications on January 1st, 1932	912	688	312	246	2,158
No. of new cases notified during the year	178	136	38	34	386
No. of cases brought to notice other than by notification	27	20	13	16	76
No. of cases removed from register during the year:-
1. Cured	18	24	9	3	54
2. Removed from district and lost sight of	78	85	23	20	206
3. Dead	137	83	22	21	263
4. Incorrectly diagnosed	3	8	4	2	17
No. of cases on the register on January 1st, 1933	893	654	307	252	2,106

Table: Table showing period between Primary Notification and Death.

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Table showing period between Primary Notification and Death.

	Pulmonary	Non-pulmonary
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

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The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total
tuberculosis deaths was as 1 to 8.55 as compared with 1 to 11.65
in 1931.
Thorn was no evidence of excessive incidence or mortality
from tuberculosis in any particular occupation of the persons who
died in 1932.
Disinfection.
Disinfection of rooms and their contents is offered in all eases
of pulmonary tuberculosis dying at home, or on removal to
Hospital or Sanatorium.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulation. 1925.
These Regulations confer powers upon Local Authorities to
prohibit. persons suffering from respiratory tuberculosis entering
upon an occupation involving the handling of milk, and to provide
for the compulsory cessation of the employment of persons engaged
in the handling or treatment of milk when found to be suffering
from the disease in an infectious stage.
No occasion arose during tho year to take action under these
Regulations.
The Borough Tuberculoma Dispensary.
The Council's Tuberculosis Dispensary is situated at 19,
Brunswick Square, and is open every weekday.

Table: Table showing ages of individual notified patients on Tuberculosis Register on current list at January 1st, 1933:-

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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	45-65	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	5	252
Totals	6	48	143	176	338	310	403	334	213	97	38	2,106

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Camberwell 1932

Table: The number of cases of Tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1932, and the changes which have taken place during the year, are as follows:-

Table: Table showing period between Primary Notification and Death.

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Table: Table showing ages of individual notified patients on Tuberculosis Register on current list at January 1st, 1933:-