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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE VII.
| Wards. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Grand Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 13 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
One homeless female not included in above table.
Deaths from Tuberculosis (Camberwell) in 1924.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in Camberwell for
the 53 weeks ended January 3rd, 1925, was 311. Of these, 267
were from pulmonary tuberculosis and 44 from other forms of
the disease. 69 cases were not notified during life as suffering
from the tuberculosis from which they died. In Table VIII the
non-notified fatal cases for 1924 are set out in some detail and
compared with those of 1923.
TABLE VIII.
| Non-notified Fatal Cases. | 1924. | 1923. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| All forms of tuberculosis. Proportion of non-notified fatal cases to total number of deaths | 22 | 24 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis. Proportion of non-notified fatal cases to total pulmonary deaths | 14 | 16 |
| Non-pulmonary tuberculosis. Proportion of non-notified fatal cases to total non-pulmonary deaths | 73 | 64 |
| Proportion of non-notified cases who died in Institutions to total of non-notified fatal cases | 75 | 74 |
| Proportion of non-notified cases who died at home to total of non-notified fatal cases | 25 | 26 |