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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 1969

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

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Table: TABLE 1: Number of cases of Tuberculosis (whether notified or not) under treatment, supervision, or observation at 31st December, 1969.

TABLE 1: Number of cases of Tuberculosis (whether notified or not) under treatment, supervision, or observation at 31st December, 1969.

MenWomenChildrenTotal
Number of cases (including both out-patients and in-patients).Respiratory592401131,006
Non-Respiratory2218-40
TOTAL614419131,046

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Number of cases included above whose broncho-pulmonary secretion was
positive during the year 24.

Table: TABLE 2: Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) new to the clinic (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December, 1969.

TABLE 2: Number of cases of tuberculosis (whether notified or not) new to the clinic (but excluding transfers from other clinics) during the year ended 31st December, 1969.

MenWomenChildrenTotal
Respiratory Non- bacteriologically confirmed.Group 1116320
Group II82-10
Group III2--2
TOTAL218332
Respiratory Bacteriologically confirmed.Group I11-2
Group II81110
Group III1--1
TOTAL102113
Non-respiratory32-5
TOTAL NEW CASES3412450

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Whilst these tables give a picture of Chest Clinic work the incidence of
new infectious tuberculosis cases in the Borough is more accurately shown in
the following Table 3 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. Most