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Camberwell 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TUBERCULOSIS.
There was a considerable fall in the number of primary
notifications of pulmonary tuberculosis received during the year
—286, as compared with 377 in 1952. Notifications of nonpulmonary
tuberculosis numbered 20—three less than the previous year.
TABLE SHOWING SEX AND AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS DURING 1953.
| Notifications | Deaths.† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0-1 yr. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 1-5 yrs. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-15 „ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 15-25 „ | 25 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 25-35 „ | 29 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
| 35-45 „ | 25 | 23 | – | – | 7 | 3 | – | – |
| 45-55 „ | 28 | 15 | – | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 55-65 „ | 21 | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| 65 and over | 17 | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| TOTALS | 158 | 128 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
† After correction for inward and outward transfers.
TABLE SHOWING NOTIFICATIONS 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1953 | 180,200 | 306 | 1.7 | 49 | 0.27 |