Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 5
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum 1
Early pulmonary tuberculosis
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis 1
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis
Surgical tuberculosis 8
Diagnosis of tuberculosis
Not classified 1
The London County Council used beds in the following
institutions:—
Adults.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria.
Brompton
King George V
Northern
Frimley
Grove Park
Holy Cross
Colindale
Northampton, Creaton
Royal Sea Bathing
Grosvenor
Royal Chest
Maltings Farm
Royal National
Pinewood
Dulwich
National
Lambeth
Old Manor House
Lewisham
Fairlight
St. Anthony's
Fairholme
St. Luke's
Marillac
St. Mary's Abbott
Rushdene
St. Giles'
Hawthorndene
St. James's
St. Olave's
St. Nicholas'
St. Alfege's
Homes.
Colonies.
St. Barnabas
Burrow Hill
Bishopsbourne
Papworth
St. George's
Preston Hall.
Firs
Tait
Douglas
Children.
Hospitals.
Sanatoria and Homes.
Highwood
Naylands
Heatherwood
Millfield
Princess Mary's
East Anglian
Queen Mary's
Victoria
Royal Waterloo
The average duration of residential treatment given by the
London County Council in 1936 to 312 adults was 17.7 weeks.
The average duration of residential treatment given to 36 children
by the London County Council in 1936 was 21 weeks. This refers
only to those who began treatment in that year. Many of these
patients will remain in institutions during varying periods of 1937.
home will probably remain the whole year. The ultimate averages