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Camberwell 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Classification of Boys who Received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 3
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in the
sputum -
Early pulmonary tuberculosis -
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis -
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis -
Surgical tuberculosis 18
Diagnosis of tuberculosis -
Not classified -
4. Girls:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 18
Number who received residential treatment 18
Number who did not receive residential treatment: —
Not accepted -
Failed to enter -
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st, 1925 -
Classification of Girls who Received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 1
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in the
s p utum 4
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 2
Surgical tuberculosis 12
Diagnosis of tuberculosis1
Not classified -
B. Through the Guardians of Camberwell.
221 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were admitted to St.
Giles' Hospital during 1925 for varying periods of treatment.
24 cases of acute miliary tuberculosis were treated in the same
hospital during the year.
The London County Council used beds in the following
institutions for Camberwell patients:-
Adults.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria.
Burrow Hill.
Brompton.
King George V., Godalming.
Northern.
Frimley, Surrey.
Eversfield.
Fairlight.
St. Luke's, Lowestoft.
Holy Cross, Surrey.
St. Anthony's, Cheam.
Northamptonshire, Creaton.
City of London.
Liverpool Road.
Hermitage, 1.0. W.
Grosvenor, Ashford.
King George, Bramshott.
Hawthorndene, 1.0. W.
Colindale.
Kelling, Norfolk.
Maltings Farm, Suffolk.
Pinewood, Berks.
National, Benenden, Kent.