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Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE II. Deaths. Deaths from Tuberculosis (All Forms) 1938 Allocated to the Wards of the Borough.
| Wards. | Pulmonary. | Other Forms. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | – | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | – | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 20 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
One Pulmonary Female—No Home Address.
REPORT OF THE TUBERCULOSIS MEDICAL OFFICER
FOR THE YEAR, 1938.
The following is a report of the work of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary for the year 1938. The dispensary is situated at present
in a converted private house at No. 23, Brunswick Park, S.E.5.
Two Medical Officers are in attendance —the Tuberculosis Officer
(Dr. Price) and the Assistant Tuberculosis Officer (Dr. Gorrie),
and the clinic hours are as follows:—
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 10 - 12 noon and 2 - 5 p.m.
Thursday, 10 - 12 noon, 2 - 5 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10 - 11 a.m.
The evening clinic on Thursdays is arranged for those at work
during the day time, and the Saturday morning clinic is specially
for the examination of school children.