London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Camberwell 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

This page requires JavaScript

2. Adult Females:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 138
Number who received residential treatment 114
Number who did not receive residential treatment:—
Not accepted 10
Failed to enter 10
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st, 1926 4
Classification of Adult Females who Received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found
in the sputum 12
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum 66
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 14
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 43
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 9
Surgical tuberculosis 11
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 12
Not classified 13
3. Boys:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 29
Number who received residential treatment 28
Number who did not receive residential treatment:—
Not accepted -
Failed to enter —
Awaiting residential treatment at December 31st,1926 1
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 22
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 3
Not classified —
4. Girls.
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, 1926 1
Classification of Girls who Received Residential Treatments
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 5
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in the
sputum 2
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis —
Surgical tuberculosis 14
Diagnosis of tuberculosis —
Not classified —