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 XI.
TABLE XI. Showing the Occupation of 100 Females who died from Tuberculosis in 1933.
Artificial Flower Maker | 1 | Messenger, Gas Co. | 1 |
Book Folder | 2 | No Occupation | 13 |
Bird Cage Maker | 1 | Nurse | 1 |
Bedding Manufacturer | 1 | Packer, Confectionery | 2 |
Counter Hand | 1 | Printer's Assistant | 1 |
Clerk | 4 | Rag Sorter | 1 |
„ Insurance | 1 | School Child | 5 |
Domestic Servant | 2 | Shorthand Typist | 5 |
Forewoman, Blouse Factory | 1 | Sweet Boiler | 1 |
Florist's Assistant | 1 | Shuttlecock Maker | 2 |
Housewife. | 38 | Stock Keeper | 1 |
Ironer | 1 | Shop Assistant | 2 |
Laundry Hand | 1 | Student | 1 |
Machinist | 3 | Under School Age | 3 |
Music Hall Artist | 1 | Waitress | 1 |
Milliner | 1 |
TABLE XII. Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the year 1933.
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | Total. | Grand 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 | 91 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 95 | 57 | 11 | 8 | 171 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 6 | 3 | – | 19 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 150 | 111 | 67 | 56 | 384 |
B.—Contacts examined during the year:— | II | II | |||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 55 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
(c) Non-tuberculous | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 133 | 222 | 151 | 143 | 649 |
C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as:— | I I | ||||||||||||
(a) Recovered | 2 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 8 |
(b) Non-tuberculous (including any such cases previously diagnosed and entered on the Dispensary Register as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 293 | 341 | 220 | 199 | 1053 |
D.—Number of Cases on Dispensary Register on December 3lst:— | I | I I | |||||||||||
(a) Definitely tuberculous | 679 | 466 | 41 | 50 | 115 | 107 | 115 | 93 | 794 | 573 | 156 | 143 | 1666 |
(b) Diagnosis not completed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 30 |