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Camberwell 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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Table VIII— supplemental return , 1929.
| Age Periods. | 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | I 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 and upwards. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary—Males | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| „ Females | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| Non-Pulmonary—Males | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | 5 |
| „ Females | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 7 |
The number of cases of tuberculosis brought for the first time
to the notice of the Medical Officer of Health on the certificate
of death or by irregular notification after death is diminishing, as
will be seen by Table X.
TABLE X.
Year.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis discovered
by the Public Health Department after death.
1921
88
1922
83
1923
73
1924
69
1925
69
1926
34
1927
33
1928
26
1929
25
Death from Tuberculosis (Camberwell), 1929.
The number of deaths from tuberculosis in Camberwell
during 1929, as stated by the Registrar-General, was 280. Of
these, 239 were from pulmonary tuberculosis and 41 from other
forms of the disease. On Table XI the deaths from tuberculosis
(Camberwell) during 1929 are detailed under sex, age periods and
broad sub-division of the disease.