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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year, 430 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and
48 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified.
Deaths from all forms of tuberculosis during the year numbered
94, equal to a death rate of 0.5 per 1,000 of the population.
There were 15 deaths from tuberculosis in persons not notified
before death.
Information with regard to age distribution and sex of new cases and deaths from all forms of tuberculosis are given in the following table
| New Cases.* | Deaths.† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0- 1 yr. | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1- 5 yrs. | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 5-15 „ | 20 | 17 | 7 | 10 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| 15-25 „ | 49 | 71 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – |
| 25-35 „ | 59 | 63 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 35-45 „ | 62 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – |
| 45-55 „ | 37 | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | 3 | – | 2 |
| 55-65 „ | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | – | 1 |
| 65 and over | 10 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 4 | – | – |
| Totals | 283 | 225 | 21 | 33 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 7 |
* Including primary formal notifications and cases which came to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health from other sources.
After correction for inward and outward transfers.
The following table gives particulars of the notifications and deaths from all forms of tuberculosis during the past five years :—
| Year. | Estimated Population. | No. of Primary notifications. | Notification Rate per 1,000 Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 135,460 | 257 | 1.9 | 126 | 0.9 |
| 1946 | 164,380 | 336 | 2.0 | 99 | 0.6 |
| 1947 | 175,060 | 356 | 2.0 | 135 | 0.7 |
| 1948 | 178,200 | 391 | 2.2 | 117 | 0.6 |
| 1949 | 178,310 | 478 | 2.7 | 94 | 0.5 |