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Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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2. Adult Females :—
Number of applicants for residential treatment 172
Number who received residential treatment ... 157
Number who did not receive residential treatment:-
Not accepted ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9
Failed to enter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
Awaiting residential treatment December 31st, 1938 ... 2
Classification of Adult Females who received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Early pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... 19
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... 65
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... 7
Surgical tuberculosis... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Diagnosis of tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... ...
Not classified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10
3. Boys:—
Number of applicants for residential treatment ... ... ... 38
Number who received residential treatment ... ... ... 37
Number who did not receive residential treatment:—
Not accepted ... ... ... ... ... ... ... _
Foiled to enter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Awaiting residential treatment December 31st, 1938 .. . —
Classification of Boys who received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... _
Early pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... _
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... _
Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... _
Surgical tuberculosis... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14
Diagnosis of tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... ... _
Not classified ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11
4. Girls :—
Number of applicants for residential treatment ... ... ... 16
Number who received residential treatment ... ... ... 16
Classification of Girls who received Residential Treatment.
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had not been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... 6
Pulmonary cases in which tubercle bacilli had been found in
the sputum ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Early pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... 1
Moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... _
——j — .Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis ... ... ... ... _
Surgical tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... ...
Diagnosis of tuberculosis ... ... ... ... ... ... _
Not classified... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...