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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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is warmer. There is an advantage as far as sunshine and street,
dust are to be considered. In 166 cases the family of the patient
lived on more than one floor, though not occupying the whole
house.
TABLE XX.
| Housing accommodation of 454 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1925. | Number of families occupying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| „ „ with 1 other | 13 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| „ „ „ 2 „ | 11 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| „ „ „ 3 „ | 2 | 17 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
| „ „ „ 4 „ | 1 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
| „ „ „ 5 „ | – | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| „ „ „ 6 „ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| „ „ „ 7 „ | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| „ „ „ 8 „ | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| „ „ „ 9 „ | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| „ „ „ 10 „ | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 |
| „ „ „ 11 „ | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 82 | 141 | 89 | 47 | 48 |
Table XXI. Sleeping accommodation of 454 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in 1925. The figures refer to the Tuberculosis Nurses first home visit. The patient slept—
| In a separate room | In 134 cases. |
|---|---|
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 25 „ |
| „ „ 2 others „ | „ 32 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ „ „ | „ 12 „ |
| „ „ 4 „ „ „ | „ 3 „ |
| Slept in bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 141 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 1 Other „ | „ 42 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 2 other „ | „ 29 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 3 „ | „ 8 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 4 „ „ | „ 4 „ |
| Slept in bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 8 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 1 „ „ | „ 4 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 2 „ „ | „ 6 „ |
| „ „ 2 „3 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 4 „ „ | „ 2 „ |
| Slept in bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ 2 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ 1 other „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ 3 „ 2 others „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ 3 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| Slept in bed with 5 others | „ 1 „ |
| 454 |