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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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| No. | Initials. | Sex | Age | Occupation | Date of leaving Sanatorium | Time in Sanatorium | Condition on leaving | Present Condition. | Present Occupation | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A. D. | F. | 25 | Housekeeper | 1914 2nd Jan. | 4 months | Good | Very good | Housekeeper | Full work. |
| 41 | F. D. | F. | 30 | Laboratory Attendant | 1913 18th Nov. | 3 „ | Much improved improved | |||
| 42 | R. G. C. | M. | 22 | Barber | 10th Dec. 1914 | 3 „ | Improved | Bad | Barber | Recently re-notified. |
| 43 | A. L. M. | F. | 43 | Housewife | 17th Feb. 1913 | 3 „ | Good | Very good | Housewife | In very good health. |
| 44 | A. S. | M. | 8 | Schoolboy | 22nd Dec. 1914 | 6 weeks | Excellent | Good | Schoolboy | |
| 45 | R. T. | F. | 6 | Schoolgirl | 20th Jan. | 3 months | Very good | Very good | Schoolgirl | Gone to East Ham. |
Out of 45 patients sent to the sanatorium there are only 7 deaths and the remainder are doing as well as can be
expected. This must be considered a very satisfactory result considering that we were not able to get hold of
the best cases from a sanatorium point of view. The majority of suitable cases were unwilling to leave their
work as they had no method of supporting their families. The greatest difficulty one has to deal with is the
after care of consumptives, and until there is some organisation whereby suitable work can be found for
patients on leaving the sanatorium a great deal of the money spent on this treatment will be wasted.