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Camberwell 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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On Table IV. is given the primary notification rate (per 1,000
population of Camberwell) for the last thirteen years.
TABLE IV. Showing Annual Primaey Notification Rate of Tuberculosis (All Forms) 1921-1933.
| Year. | Population. | All Forms. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Other Forms. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 267,198 | 2.80 | 2.22 | 0.58 |
| 1922 | 270,300a | 2.41 | 1.87 | 0.54 |
| 1923 | 272,300a | 2.40 | 1.85 | 0.55 |
| 1924 | 273,700a | 2.04 | 1.52 | 0.52 |
| 1925 | 275,400a | 1.78 | 1.35 | 0.42 |
| 1926 | 275,400a | 1.80 | 1.43 | 0.40 |
| 1927 | 271,100a | 1.66 | 1.30 | 0.36 |
| 1928 | 260,400a | 1.78 | 1.39 | 0.39 |
| 1929 | 256,900a | 1.92 | 1.52 | 0.39 |
| 1930 | 256,900a | 1.88 | 1.53 | 0.35 |
| 1931 | 252,100* | 1.64 | 1.32 | 0.32 |
| 1932 | 248,000a | 1.56 | 1.27 | 0.29 |
| 1933 | 243,700a | 1.49 | 1.19 | 0.30 |
*Census, 1931. a Estimated.
On Table V. the primary notifications of 1933 are allocated to
the Wards of the Borough.
TABLE V. Showing No. of Primary Notifications Received during 1933 and Ward Allocation.
| Wards. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | 17 | – | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | – | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 14 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | 12 |
| 16 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | 14 | 7 | 21 | – | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 15 | – | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 20 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Two Pulmonary Males unattached.