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Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The following table compares the number of deaths and death rates per 1,000 population, with that of the previous year:-
| 1932 | 1931 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of deaths. | Death rate. | No. of deaths. | Death rate. | |
| All forms of tuberculosis | 248 | 1.00 | 268 | 1.06 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 214 | 0.86 | 241 | 0.95 |
| Non-Pulmonary tuberculosis | 34 | 0.14 | 27 | 0.11 |
Staff Engaged on Tuberculosis Work.
The staff consists of two Tuberculosis Officers, three tuberculosis
Health Visitors, one part-time Dispenser, two clerks, one of whom
acts as Secretary of the Care Committee, a porter and a cleaner.
The Annual Report of the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary
for the year appears in the following pages.
REPORT OF THE TUBERCULOSIS MEDICAL OFFICER FOR
THE YEAR 1932.
The Current List of Notifications of Tuberculosis in Camberwell
as at December 31st, 1932.
On December 31st, 1932, there were 2,106 cases of tuberculosis
on the current list in Camberwell. There were 1,547 cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis—893 males and 654 females—and 559
cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis—307 males and 252 females.
The following table shows the age distribution of new cases, and of all deaths from this disease during the year:-
| Age Period. | New cases. | Age Periods, | Deaths, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0-1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0-1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| l-5 | - | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 5-10 | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 5-15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10-15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15-25 | 21 | 20 | - | 2 |
| 15-20 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 25-35 | 29 | 18 | - | 4 |
| 20-25 | 29 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 35-45 | 22 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 25-35 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 45-55 | 27 | 8 | - | 2 |
| 35-45 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 55-65 | 16 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 45-55 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 65-75 | 9 | 4 | - | - |
| 55-65 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 & up | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 & up | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
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