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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 XIV.—ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS DEALT WITH BY THE DISPENSARY FOR DIAGNOSIS IN 1924.
| Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year. | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||||||||
| (a) All persons (including "Contacts.") | Adults | M. | 19 | 348 | 367 | 134 | 10 | 186 | 17 | 20 |
| F. | 18 | 416 | 434 | 95 | 15 | 285 | 12 | 27 | ||
| Children under 15. | M. | 7 | 409 | 416 | 8 | 25 | 376 | 4 | 3 | |
| F. | – | 374 | 374 | 2 | 15 | 353 | – | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 1,547 | 1,591 | 239 | 65 | 1,200 | 33 | 54 | ||
| (b) "Contacts" (included in (a)). | Adults | M. | 3 | 84 | 87 | 19 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 6 |
| F. | 4 | 180 | 184 | 20 | 4 | 143 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Children under 15 | M. | 3 | 234 | 237 | – | 6 | 228 | 2 | 1 | |
| F. | – | 225 | 225 | 1 | 2 | 218 | – | 4 | ||
| (c) Insured persons (included in (a)). | M. | 16 | 264 | 280 | 100 | 5 | 144 | 14 | 17 | |
| F. | 13 | 167 | 180 | 47 | 5 | 106 | 10 | 12 | ||