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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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On Table IX the supplemental returns for 1925 are allocated
to the Wards of the Borough.
TABLE IX.
| Wards. | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 |
| 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
There is one Pulmonary Female whose address is given as Camberwell.
Is the number of cases of tuberculosis brought for the first
time to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health on the certificate
of death or by irregular notification after death diminishing?
The answer is given on Table X.
TABLE X.
| Year. | Number of cases of Tuberculosis discovered by the Public Health Department after death. |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 88 |
| 1922 | 83 |
| 1923 | 73 |
| 1924 | 69 |
| 1925 | 69 |
In 1925, as compared with 1921, there is an absolute reduction
of 19 in the number of cases of tuberculosis made known
for the first time after death. The reduction has gradually been
made year by year during the hemi-decade. Compared with the
total number of deaths from tuberculosis, however, the percentage