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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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TABLE XIII.
Showing the Occupation of 115 Females who died from Tuberculosis in 1928.
| Book Folder | 1 | No occupation | 2 |
| Bedding Cutter | 1 | Photographic Finisher | 1 |
| Button-hole Maker | 1 | Printer's Assistant | 1 |
| Clerk | 6 | Pattern Hand | 1 |
| Cook | 1 | Paper Bag Maker | 1 |
| Dressmaker's Assistant | 2 | School Child | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 2 | Showroom Assistant | 1 |
| French Polisher | 1 | Shorthand Typist | 1 |
| Finisher (Mantle) | 1 | Stockroom (Underclothes) | 1 |
| Gown Examiner | 1 | Shop Assistant . | 5 |
| Gramophone Tester | 1 | Transfer Worker | 1 |
| Housewife | 52 | Under School Ago | 8 |
| Housekeeper | 1 | Waitress | 2 |
| Laundry Worker | 2 | 115 | |
| Milliner | 3 | ||
| Music Teacher | 1 |
TABLE XIV.
Return showing the Work of the Dispensary during the Year 192!).
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Nonpulmonary. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children, | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| A.—New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts):— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 105 | 69 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 75 | ] 2 | 7 |
| (6) Doubtfully tuberculous | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 39 | 5 | 6 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | |141 | 158 | 79 | 77 |
| B.—Contacts examined during the year | ||||||||||||
| (a) Definitely tuberculous | 35 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 7 |
| (b) Doubtfully tuberculous | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| (c) Non-tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | 168 | 193 | 193 |
| C.—Cases written off the Dispensary Register as | ||||||||||||
| (a) Cured | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Diagnosis not confirmed or non-tuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 254 | 381 | 279 | 274 |
| D.—Number of Persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a) Diagnosis completed | 720 | 599 | 59 | 54 | 148 | 219 | 199 | 142 | 868 | 818 | 258 | 196 |
| (b) Diagnosis not completed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | - | 4 |