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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 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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Table: 2. Number of cases of respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) included in 1. added to the register during the year ended 31st December excluding transfers from other clinics.

2. Number of cases of respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) included in 1. added to the register during the year ended 31st December excluding transfers from other clinics.

NOT BACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFIRMEDBACTERIOLOGICALLY CONFIRMED
MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
Group I151032822-4
Group II42-643-7
Group III22-413-4
TOTALS211433878-15

Table: 3. Number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) added to Clinic Register, excluding transfers from other clinics.

3. Number of cases of non-respiratory tuberculosis (whether notified or not) added to Clinic Register, excluding transfers from other clinics.

MenWomenChildrenTotal
85114

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4. Number of cases included in I. whose bronch-pulmonary
secretion was positive during the year 17
Whilst this Table gives a picture of Chest Clinic work the incidence of new
tuberculosis cases in the Borough is more accurately shown in the following
Table 1A which is a record of cases first diagnosed during the year and formally
notified under the Tuberculosis Regulations. These figures refer only to that part
of Lambeth which is in the South East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board area,
served by the Chest Clinic in St. Francis’ Hospital.

Table: TABLE 1A

TABLE 1A

RESPIRATORY TUBERCULOSISNON-RESPIRATORY TUBERCULOSIS
MenWomenChildrenTotalMenWomenChildrenTotal
Number of cases diagnosed during the year 196717732733-6
Deaths62-8----