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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Institutional (Residential) Treatment of Camberwell Patients
in 1925.
A. Through the London County Council.
1. Adult Males: —
Number of applicants for residential treatment 235
Number who received residential treatment 195
Number who did not receive residential treatment:—
Not accepted 10
Failed to enter 14
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st, 1925 16
Classification of Adult Males who Received Residential
Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found
in the sputum 31
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in the
sputum 108
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 5
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 88
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 15
Surgical tuberculosis 13
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 4
Not classified 39
2. Adult Females:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 119
Number who received residential treatment 96
Number who did not receive residential treatment: —
Not accepted 10
Failed to enter 10
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st, 1925 2
Classification of Adult Females who Received Residential
Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 19
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in the
sputum 47
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 11
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 30
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 6
Surgical tuberculosis 9
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 6
Not classified 15
3. Boys:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 22
Number who received residential treatment 21
Number who did not receive residential treatment: —
Not accepted -
Failed to enter —
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st, 1920 1