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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following table gives particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of deaths from the disease as given by the Registrar- General in Camberwell during 1933:—
| Age Periods. | New cases. | Age Periods. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | Respiratory. | Nonrespiratory. | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0- 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0- 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1 – 5 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 – 2 | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| 5 – 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 – 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 10 – 15 | – | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 – 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 – 20 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 15 – 25 | 20 | 35 | 4 | – |
| 20 – 25 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 25 – 35 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 – 35 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 35 – 45 | 26 | 13 | 1 | – |
| 35 – 45 | 40 | 14 | – | 3 | 45 – 55 | 26 | 12 | – | 1 |
| 45 – 55 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 55 – 65 | 12 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 55 – 65 | 11 | 4 | 3 | – | 65 – 75 | 8 | 3 | – | 1 |
| 65 & up | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 75 & up | – | 1 | – | – |
Care is exercised that the Tuberculosis notification register
is as far as possible an actual record of the persons in Camberwell
who are suffering from this disease.
The number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the end of 1933 and the changes which have taken place during the year are shown in the following table:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| No. of cases on the Register of notifications on January 1st, 1933 | 893 | 654 | 307 | 252 | 2,106 |
| No. of new cases notified during the year | 174 | 116 | 37 | 36 | 363 |
| No. of cases brought to notice other than by formal notification | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 66 |
| No. of cases replaced on register during the year | 13 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
| No. of cases removed from register during the year:— | |||||
| 1. Cured | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2. Removed from district and lost sight of | 65 | 53 | 23 | 20 | 161 |
| 3. Dead | 138 | 92 | 18 | 15 | 263 |
| 4. Incorrectly diagnosed | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| No. of cases on the register on January 1st, 1934 | 898 | 664 | 312 | 261 | 2,135 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations,
1925.
No person suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis employed
in the milk trade came to the knowledge of this Department.