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Camberwell 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TABLE SHOWING SEX AND AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL NEW CASES AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS DURING 1952.
| New Cases.* | Deaths. †| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0- 1 yr. | — | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-5 yrs. | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-15 †| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15-25 †| 58 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 25-35 †| 50 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 35-45 †| 61 | 36 | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 |
| 45-55 †| 34 | 13 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 55-65 †| 42 | 12 | – | 3 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 |
| 65 and over | 20 | 10 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Totals | 277 | 212 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
* Including primary formal notifications and cases which came to the knowledge
of the Medical Officer of Health from other sources.
† After correction for inward and outward transfers.
TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATION AND DEATHS, TOGETHER WITH THE ESTIMATED POPULATION DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
| Year. | Estimated Population. | No. of Primary notifications. | Notification Rate per 1,000 Population. | No. of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 ... | 178,200 | 391 | 2.2 | 117 | 0.65 |
| 1949 ... | 178,310 | 478 | 2.7 | 94 | 0.53 |
| 1950 ... | 178,900 | 325 | 1.8 | 64 | 0.36 |
| 1951 ... | 179,500 | 300 | 1.7 | 65 | 0.36 |
| 1952 ... | 181,200 | 400 | 2.2 | 52 | 0.29 |
Annual Report of the Camberwell Tuberculosis Care
Committee for the year 1952.
During the early part of the year Councillor Mrs. A.
Crossman, J.P., L.C.C., was appointed as a Member of the
Committee in the place of Councillor Mrs. M. Monk, and in
July Dr. K. Marsh took the place of Dr. C. F. Price as Consultant
Chest Physician for Camberwell —Dr. Price having been
appointed to the Lambeth Chest Clinic.
The Committee's work continued as in previous years.