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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The Notification of Tuberculosis in Camberwell in 1936.
The number of primary notifications of tuberculosis received
in Camberwell in 1936 was 299, comprising 260 cases of pulmonary
tuberculosis and 39 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis.
On Table III the number of primary notifications for each of
the last sixteen years are compared.
TABLE V. Showing No. of Primary Notifications Received during 1936 and Ward Allocation.
| Wards. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | – | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | – | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | – | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | 7 | 13 | 20 | – | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
On Table IV is given the primary notification rate (per 1,000
population of Camberwell) for the last sixteen years.
TABLE IV.
Showing Annual Primary Notification Rate of Tuberculosis
(All Forms). 1921-1936.
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis.
Year.
Population.
All Forms.
Other Forms.
1921
267,198
2.80
2.22
0.58
1922
270,300a
2.41
1.87
0.54
1923
2.40
1.85
0.55
272,300a
1924
273,700a
2.04
0.52
1.52
1925
275,400a
1.78
1.35
0.42
0.40
1926
275,400a
1.80
1.43
1927
271,100a
1.66
1.30
0.36
1928
260,400a
1.78
1.39
0.39
1.92
1929
256,900a
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
0.30
243,700a
1.49
1.19
1934
238,360a
1.43
1.19
0.24
1935
234,400a
1.41
1.17
0.24
1936
1.13
229,300
1.30
0.17
* Census, 1931.
a Estimated.