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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
Lambeth 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Parliamentary Constituency | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admitted | Discharged | Admitted | Discharged | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Vauxhall | 25 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Brixton | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Norwood | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| TOTAL | 47 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - |
According to the figures supplied by the Registrar General, the following deaths from tuberculosis occurred during the year.
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | Other forms of Tuberculosis | All forms of Tuberculosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | - | 4 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis for the ten year period 1954 - 1963.
| Year | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Totals | Rate per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 352 | 17 | 369 | 1.63 |
| 1955 | 232 | 21 | 253 | 1.13 |
| 1956 | 180 | 18 | 198 | 0.88 |
| 1957 | 199 | 10 | 209 | 0.93 |
| 1958 | 189 | 21 | 210 | 0.94 |
| 1959 | 155 | 15 | 170 | 0.76 |
| 1960 | 137 | 9 | 146 | 0.65 |
| 1961 | 126 | 18 | 144 | 0.65 |
| 1962 | 122 | 10 | 132 | 0.59 |
| 1963 | 92 | 15 | 107 | 0.48 |