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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Parliamentary | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Admitted | Discharged | Admitted | Discharged | ||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Vauxhall | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brixton | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Norwood | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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 |
| 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
The following table shows the primary notification of tuberculosis for theten year period 1955-1964.
| Year | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Totals | Rate per 1,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1964 | 77 | 12 | 89 | 0.39 |