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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
Camberwell 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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On Table IX the supplemental returns for 1929 are allocated to the Wards of the Borough.
TABLE IX.
| Wards. | Pulmonary, | Non-Pulmonary. | Grand Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 | - | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 13 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | — | 2 | 2 | - | — | — | 2 |
| 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | 2 |
| 19 | - | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |