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Camberwell 1934
[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 fourteen years.
TABLE IV. Showing Annual Primary Notification Rate of Tuberculosis (All Forms) 1921-1934.
| 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 |
| 1934 | 238,360a | 1.43 | 1.19 | 0.24 |
* Census, 1931.
a Estimated.
On Table V. the primary notifications of 1934 are allocated to
the Wards of the Borough.
TABLE V. Showing No. of Primary Notifications Received during 1934 and Ward Allocation.
| Wards. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | – | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | – | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | – | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 15 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | – | 3 | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 18 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 20 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
One Pulmonary Male unattached.
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