Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1960.
Age Periods | Notifications | Deaths | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | Nonpulmonary | Pulmonary | Nonpulmonary | |||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
0-1 yr. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1-5 " | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
5-15 " | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
15-25 " | 10 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
25-35 " | 13 | 15 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
35-45 " | 26 | 12 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
45-55 " | 26 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
55-65 " | 27 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
65 and over | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 |
Totals | 118 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | – | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 | 177,800 | 330 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.13 |
1957 | 177,700 | 240 | 1.3 | 26 | 0.14 |
1958 | 177,300 | 193 | 1.1 | 32 | 0.18 |
1959 | 176,100 | 162 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.08 |
1960 | 175,020 | 183 | 1.0 | 18 | 0.10 |