London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE XVII. Showing the Occupation of Females who died from Tuberculosis in 1926.
| Art Pottery Assistant | 1 |
| Biscuit Maker | 1 |
| Book Binder | 1 |
| Book Folder | 2 |
| Bottle Washer | 2 |
| Calender Hand (Laundry) | 1 |
| Carpet Maker | 1 |
| Cashier | 1 |
| Clerk (Commercial) | 2 |
| Cook | 1 |
| Domestic Servant | 5 |
| Dressmaker's Finisher | 1 |
| Envelope Maker | 1 |
| Flannel Presser (Laundry) | 1 |
| Glove Machinist | 1 |
| Gramophone Record Tester | 1 |
| Helmet Maker | 1 |
| Housewife | 51 |
| Ironer (Laundry) | 1 |
| Leather Stitcher | 1 |
| Milliner | 1 |
| Milliner's Assistant | 1 |
| Newspaper Publisher's Asst. | 1 |
| No occupation | 16 |
| Nurse | 2 |
| Nurse (Children's) | 1 |
| Packer | 2 |
| Printer's Layer-on | 2 |
| Printer's Ruler's Assistant | 1 |
| School Children | 7 |
| Telephonist | 1 |
| Under School Age | 10 |
| 122 |
TABLE XVIII. Showing the Work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the Year 1926.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 155 | 101 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 176 | 128 | 19 | 22 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 87 | 89 | 13 | 15 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 190 | 283 | 258 | 202 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year:- | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 128 | 245 | 222 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 27 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 13 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 309 | 488 | 512 | 435 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 699 | 546 | 59 | 49 | 134 | 217 | 166 | 133 | 833 | 763 | 225 | 182 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 |