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Camberwell 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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TUBERCULOSIS.
Three hundred and thirty two primary notifications of
pulmonary and 32 of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were received
during the year. Comparative figures for 1953 were 286 and
20 respectively.
There was a dramatic fall in the number of deaths from
tuberculosis which totalled 26 (24 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary).
This is the lowest figure ever recorded in Camberwell.
The fall in the tuberculosis death rate follows the general
trend in the country as a whole. The notification rate is
increased slightly; this is the experience in many other areas in
England and Wales and it is believed to be, partly at least, a
reflection of more intensive case finding in which mass miniature
radiography and routine tuberculin testing are playing an
important part.
TABLE SHOWING SEX AND AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS DURING 1954.
| Notifications | Deaths.† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0 – 1 yr. | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 1 – 5 yrs. | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 – 15 „ | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 – 25 „ | 29 | 31 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 – 35 „ | 28 | 32 | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | 1 | – |
| 35 – 45 „ | 45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 45 – 55 „ | 41 | 23 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 55 – 65 „ | 35 | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – |
| – | – | 65 and over | 17 | 11 | – | – | 8 | – |
| Totals | 204 | 128 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | – |
† 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1954 | 179,500 | 364 | 2.0 | 26 | 0.14 |