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Camberwell 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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Classification of Girls who received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum 6
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum 1
Early pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis —
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis -
Surgical tuberculosis 6
Diagnosis of tuberculosis 2
Not classified -
The London County Council used beds in the following
institutions.
Adults.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria.
King George V.
Brompton
Frimley
Eversfield
Holy Cross
Northern
Northamptonshire, Creaton
Grove Park
Grosvenor.
Colindale
Kelling.
Royal Sea Bathing.
Royal National.
Maltings Farm.
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt
Orthopaedic.
Pinewood.
National.
Dulwich
Old Manor House.
Lewisham.
Fairlight.
Fairholme.
Westminster.
Mount.
Whitstable and Tankerton.
Liverpool.
St. Luke's.
St. Giles'.
St. James's.
St. Olave's.
St. Nicholas'.
St. Alfege's.
Homes.
Colonies.
St. Barnabas.
Burrow Hill.
Bishopsbourne.
Papworth.
Preston Hall.
St. George's.
Hampshire Home of Recovery.
Children.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria and Homes.
Highwood.
Naylands.
Heatherwood.
Millfields.
Princess Mary's.
Metropolitan Convalescent.
Queen Mary's
East Anglian.
Victoria.
The average duration of residential treatment given by the
London County Council in 1934 to 365 adults was 22.3 weeks.
The average duration of residential treatment given to 37 children
by the London County Council in 1934 was 28 weeks. This refers
only to those who began treatment in that year. Many of these