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Camberwell 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE XIX.
| Housing accommodation of 506 families in which there was a Primary Notification of Tuberculosis in 1926. | Number of families occupying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 41 | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| „ „ with 1 other | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| ,, ,, ,, 2 ,, | 10 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| ,, ,, ,, 3 ,, | 3 | 23 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 8 |
| ,, ,, ,, 4 ,, | 3 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 12 |
| ,, ,, ,, 5 ,, | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| ,, ,, ,, 6 ,, | – | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| ,, ,, ,, 7 ,, | – | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| ,, ,, ,, 8 ,, | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 |
| ,, ,, ,, 9 ,, | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| ,, ,, ,, 10 ,, | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, 11 ,, | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total | 63 | 90 | 125 | I 112 | 55 | 61 |
TABLE XX. Sleeping accommodation for 506 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in 1926. The figures refer to the Tuberculosis nurse's first home visit.
| The patient slept— | |
|---|---|
| In separate room | In 187 cases. |
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 29 „ |
| „ 25 „ | „ „ 2 others „ |
| „ „ 3 „ „ | „ 5 „ |
| „ „ 4 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| Slept in bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 136 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 1 other „ | „ 51 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 2 others „ | „ 21 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 3 „ „ | „ 12 „ |
| ,, ,, 1 ,, 4 ,, ,, | „ 4 „ |
| Slept in bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 17 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 1 other „ | „ 8 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 2 others „ | „ 3 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 3 „ „ | „ 3 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 4 „ „ | „ – „ |
| Slept in bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ 2 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ 1 other „ | „ – „ |
| „ „ 3 „ 2 „ „ | „ – „ |
| „ „ 3 „ 3 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| Slept in bed with 4 persons and no other in room | „ 1 „ |
| 506 „ |
The Care Work of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, 1926,
Miss Fry, Dispensary Clerk and Care Secretary, has compiled
the following figures and items of information in relation to some of
the care work of the Dispensary in 1926:—
1. 64 Dispensary patients received extra diet.