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Camberwell 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Table VII. Supplemental Return. New cases of tuberculosis
coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during
1936 otherwise than by notification under Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1912. The information is obtained from the
certificates of death, from irregular notifications made after death,
and cases coming into the Borough previously notified.
Deaths from Tuberculosis (Camberwell), 1936.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in Camberwell during
1936, as stated by the Registrar-General, was 185. Of these 113
were from pulmonary tuberculosis and 72 from other forms of the
disease. 18 were not notified during life as suffering from the
tuberculosis of which they died.
TABLE IX. DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS, 1936. Classified in Age Groups in Accordance with Particulars Provided by Registrar-General.
| Age Periods. | Under 1 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 5 | 5 – 15 | 15 – 25 | 25 – 35 | 35 – 45 | 45 – 55 | 55 – 65 | 65 – 75 | 75 and upwards | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary—Males | – | – | 1 | – | 19 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 104 |
| „ Females | – | – | – | – | 23 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | 62 |
| Non-Pulmonary—Males | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 |
| „ Females | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |