Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE III. Individual Notified Patients on Current List at 31st December, 1927, allocated to the Wards of the Borough.
Wards. | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Grand Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
1 | 125 | 74 | 199 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 271 |
2 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 104 |
3 | 58 | 50 | 108 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 154 |
4 | 77 | 65 | 142 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 197 |
5 | 49 | 31 | 89 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 142 |
6 | 54 | 29 | 83 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 128 |
7 | 91 | 88 | 179 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 256 |
8 | 64 | 52 | 116 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 162 |
9 | 57 | 35 | 92 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 133 |
10 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 95 |
11 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 114 |
12 | 38 | 13 | 81 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 115 |
13 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 82 |
14 | 35 | 23 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 82 |
15 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 65 |
16 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 98 |
17 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 86 |
18 | 57 | 33 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 112 |
19 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 49 |
20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
The Notification of Tuberculosis in Camberwell in 1927.
The number of primary notifications of tuberculosis in Camberwell
in 1927 was 451. 353 were cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
and 98 were cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
On Table IV the number of primary notifications yearly
since 1921 are compared. The steady fall in the number of
primary notifications, apart from a slight rise in pulmonary cases
in 1926, will be noted.
TABLE IV.
Year. | All Forms. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. |
---|---|---|---|
1921 | 750 | 595 | 155 |
1922 | 653 | 506 | 147 |
1923 | 657 | 505 | 152 |
1924 | 559 | 416 | 143 |
1925 | 491 | 373 | 118 |
1926 | 506 | 394 | 112 |
1927 | 451 | 353 | 98 |