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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The following table gives particulars of new cases of tuberculosis notified in accordance with the provisions of the Tuberculosis Regulations, 1930, and of the deaths in Camberwell from these causes as furnished by the Registrar-General.
| Age Periods. | New cases. | Age Periods. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | ||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 0- 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 – 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1- 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 5-10 | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | 2- 5 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 10-15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5-15 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15-20 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 15-25 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 20-25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 25-35 | 20 | 19 | 1 | – |
| 25-35 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 35-45 | 24 | 3 | – | – |
| 35-45 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 45-55 | 34 | 7 | – | 1 |
| 45-55 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 55-65 | 28 | 4 | – | 2 |
| 55-65 | 23 | 8 | 1 | – | 65-75 | 8 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 65 & up | 7 | – | – | – | 75 & up | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The number of cases of tuberculosis on the register at December 31st, 1934, and the changes which have taken place appear in the following table:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| No. of cases on the Register of notifications on January 1st, 1933 | 898 | 664 | 312 | 261 | 2,135 |
| No. of new cases notified during the year | 172 | 112 | 36 | 21 | 341 |
| No. of cases brought to notice other than by formal notification | 40 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 78 |
| No. of cases replaced on register during the year | 15 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 41 |
| No. of cases removed from register during the year:— | |||||
| 1. Cured | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 2. Removed from district and lost sight of | 82 | 74 | 30 | 21 | 207 |
| 3. Dead | 153 | 61 | 14 | 17 | 245 |
| 4. Incorrectly diagnosed | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| No. of cases on the register on January 1st, 1934 | 887 | 674 | 314 | 255 | 2,130 |