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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TABLE I. Individual Notified Patients on Current List, December 31st, 1925.
| Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | – | 2 | 14 | 46 | 106 | 132 | 273 | 307 | 193 | 75 | 32 | 1,180 |
| Pulmonary Females | – | 1 | 11 | 39 | 118 | 124 | 224 | 195 | 101 | 60 | 18 | 891 |
| Non-Pulmonary Males | – | 23 | 63 | 123 | 112 | 46 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 439 |
| „ Females | 1 | 17 | 48 | 87 | 88 | 52 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 381 |
TABLE II. Individual Notified Patients on Current List at 31st December, 1925, ALLOCATED TO THE WARDS OF THE BOROUGH.
| Wards. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 129 | 84 | 213 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 286 |
| 2 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 155 |
| 3 | 76 | 60 | 136 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 194 |
| 4 | 89 | 66 | 155 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 217 |
| 5 | 87 | 55 | 142 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 212 |
| 6 | 56 | 44 | 100 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 138 |
| 7 | 107 | 100 | 207 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 284 |
| 8 | 88 | 72 | 160 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 227 |
| 9 | 84 | 46 | 130 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 202 |
| 10 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 94 |
| 11 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 97 |
| 12 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 113 |
| 13 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 85 |
| 14 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 90 |
| 15 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66 |
| 16 | 56 | 40 | 96 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 123 |
| 17 | 38 | 26 | 64 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 104 |
| 18 | 63 | 41 | 104 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 137 |
| 19 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 55 |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
The Notification of Tuberculosis in Camberwell in 1925.
The number of Primary Notifications of Tuberculosis in Camberwell
in 1925 was 491. 373 were cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
and 118 were cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis. On
Table III the number of Primary Notifications for each of the
last five years are compared. A steady fall in the numbers can
be noted.