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Camberwell 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Deaths from Tuberculosis (Camberwell) 1932.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in Camberwell during
1932 as stated by the Registrar-General was 248. Of these 214
were from pulmonary tuberculosis and 34 from other forms of the
disease. 29 were not notified during life as suffering from the
tuberculosis of which they died.
TABLE VI.
| Housing accommodation of 380 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1932. | Number of Families occupying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | - | |
| ,, „ with 1 other | 6 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| „ „ „ 2 „ | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| „ „ „ 3 „ | 2 | 9 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
| „ „ „ 4 „ | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| „ „ „ 5 „ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| „ „ „ 6 „ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| „ „ „ 7 „ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ „ 8 „ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | - |
| „ „ „ 9 „ | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - |
| „ „ „ 10 „ | — | — | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 73 | 103 | 72 | 45 | 43 |
One Pulmonary Male Unattached.
TABLE VII.
The sleeping accommodation of 386 tuberculosis cases notified for the first time in 1932. The figures refer to the Tuberculosis nurse's first home visit:—
| The patient slept:— | |
| In a separate room | In 145 cases. |
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 30 „ |
| 2 others „ | „ 22 „ |
| 3 „ „ | „ 8 „ |
| 4 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| Slept in bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 119 „ |
| 1 „ 1 „ „ | „ 21 „ |
| 1 „ 2 „ „ | „ 19 „ |
| 1 „ 3 „ „ | „ 6 „ |
| 1 „ 4 „ „ | „ 0 „ |
| Slept in bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 9 „ |
| 2 „ 1 „ „ | „ 2 „ |
| 2 „ 2 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| 2 „ 3 „ „ | „ 2 „ |
| 2 „ 4 „ „ | „ 0 „ |
| Slept in bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ 0 „ |
| 3 „ 1 „ „ | „ 0 „ |
| 3 „ 2 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| 3 „ 3 „ „ | „ 0 „ |
| Slept in bed with 4 persons and no others in room | „ 0 „ |
| 386 | |