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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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Tuberculosis. TABLE SHOWING SEX AND AGE DISTRIBUTION OF ALL PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS DURING 1955.
| Notifications | Deaths.† | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Periods. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| 0- 1 yr. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1- 5 „ | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5-15 „ | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 15-25 „ | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25-35 „ | 38 | 27 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| 35-45 „ | 29 | 20 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 45-55 „ | 35 | 12 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 55-65 „ | 34 | 4 | – | – | 12 | 1 | – | – |
| 65 and over | 9 | 5 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Totals | 189 | 114 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
†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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1955 | 178,400 | 318 | 1.8 | 30 | 0.16 |
Mass Radiography.
Analysis of results of survey carried out by South East
London Mass Radiography Unit (Dulwich Mobile Survey)
August 6th-9th, 1955.
Part 1. General analysis. Men Women Total.
(a) Total X-rayed 331 405 736
(b) Total previously X-rayed 110 108 218
(c) Total recalled for large film 10 22 32
(d) Number normal on large film 5 9 14
(e) Number abnormal on large film 5 12 17
(f) Did not attend for large film - 1 1