Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Classification of Adult Male Patients who received,
Residential Treatment for the first time.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 21
Cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in which tubercle bacilli had
been found in the sputum 136
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 15
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 83
More advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 38
Surgical tuberculosis 21
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 7
Not classified 8
Total 193
2. Adult Females.
Number of applicants who had not received previous residential
treatment 109
Number of applicants who had received previous residential
treatment 3
Total number of applicants 112
Total number who received residential treatment 83
Number who received residential treatment for the first time 80
Number who did not receive residential treatment: —
Not recommended 18
Failed to enter 6
Awaiting residential treatment at 31st December, 1923 5
Classification of Adult Female Patients who received
Residential Treatment for the first time.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 12
Cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in which tubercle bacilli had
been found in the sputum 52
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 4
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 39
More advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 9
Surgical tuberculosis 7
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 2
Not classified 7
Total 80
3. Children.
Number who received residential treatment
Classification of Residential Treatment Cases.
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 9
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 4
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 3
Tuberculosis of knee joint 8
Tuberculosis of glands 7
Tuberculosis of bone 6
Tuberculosis of hip joint 5
Tuberculosis of spine 3
Tuberculosis of peritoneum 2
Tuberculosis of wrist joint 1
Tuberculosis of elbow joint 1
Tuberculosis of kidney 1
Tuberculosis of ankle joint 1
Tuberculosis of iris 1
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