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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TABLE V. Comparing Notifications and Notification Rate of Tuberculosis for the Years 1921-1938.
| Year. | Primary Notifications. | Annual Primary Notification Rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | |
| 1921 | 595 | 155 | 2.22 | 0.58 |
| 1922 | 506 | 147 | 1.87 | 0.54 |
| 1923 | 505 | 152 | 1.85 | 0.55 |
| 1924 | 416 | 143 | 1.52 | 0.52 |
| 1925 | 373 | 118 | 1.35 | 0.42 |
| 1926 | 394 | 112 | 1.43 | 0.40 |
| 1927 | 353 | 98 | 1.30 | 0.36 |
| 1928 | 363 | 102 | 1.39 | 0.39 |
| 1929 | 393 | 102 | 1.52 | 0.39 |
| 1930 | 393 | 90 | 1.53 | 0.35 |
| 1931 | 333 | 81 | 1.32 | 0.32 |
| 1932 | 314 | 72 | 1.27 | 0.29 |
| 1933 | 290 | 73 | 1.19 | 0.30 |
| 1934 | 284 | 57 | 1.19 | 0.24 |
| 1935 | 275 | 58 | 1.17 | 0.24 |
| 1936 | 260 | 39 | 1.13 | 0.17 |
| 1937 | 296 | 55 | 1.32 | 0.24 |
| 1938 | 294 | 39 | 1.30 | 0.17 |
Deaths from Tuberculosis (Camberwell), 1938.
The deaths from all forms of tuberculosis during the year
numbered 179, equal to a death rate of 0.8 per 1,000 of population.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in each of the past six
years is given in the following table.
TABLE I.—Deaths.
| Year. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Total. | Total Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 221 | 22 | 243 | 0.99 |
| 1934 | 202 | 29 | 231 | 0.97 |
| 1935 | 166 | 26 | 192 | 0.82 |
| 1936 | 166 | 19 | 185 | 0.8 |
| 1937 | 177 | 29 | 206 | 0.92 |
| 1938 | 152 | 27 | 179 | 0.8 |