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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
Bermondsey 1930
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1930
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III.—TUBERCULOSIS.
In Table I are set out particulars of new cases and deaths
during the year, and Table II shows the period elapsing between
notification and death.
TABLE I. TUBERCULOSIS, 1930—NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
| AGE—PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| o | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 20 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | — |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | — |
| 45 | 27 | 11 | — | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | — |
| 55 | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 133 | 99 | 29 | 31 | 81 | 51 | 9 | 10 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1930—PERIOD BETWEEN NOTIFICATION AND DEATH.
| Period Between Notification and Death | Respiratory System | Other Forms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Percentage of Total Deaths | Males | Females | Total | Percentage of Total Deaths | |
| Not notified | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10.61 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 57.90 |
| 0-1 month | 7 | 8 | 15 | 11.36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26.32 |
| 1-3 months | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6.82 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.26 |
| 3-6 months | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9.09 | — | — | — | 5.26 |
| 6-12 months | 11 | 7 | 18 | 13.64 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.26 |
| 1-2 years | 13 | 13 | 26 | 19.70 | — | — | — | — |
| 2-5 years | 17 | 6 | 23 | 17.42 | — | — | — | — |
| Over 5 years | 12 | 3 | 15 | 11.36 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.26 |
| Totals | 81 | 51 | 132 | 100. 00 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 100.00 |