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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 1932
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1932
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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, 1932—NEW CASES AND DEATHS.
| AGE—PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 15 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | – |
| 20 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | – |
| 25 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | – | 1 |
| 35 | 14 | 10 | – | – | 5 | 9 | – | – |
| 45 | 23 | 5 | 1 | – | 12 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 55 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | – |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| – | 107 | 90 | 30 | 13 | 69 | 47 | 10 | 1 |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1932—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 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 9.48 | 4 | – | 4 | 36.37 |
| 0-1 month | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8.62 | 2 | – | 2 | 18.18 |
| 1-3 months | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12.93 | 1 | – | 1 | 9.09 |
| 3-6 months | 9 | 11 | 20 | 17.24 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11.21 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11.21 | – | 1 | 1 | 9.09 |
| 2-5 years | 13 | 7 | 20 | 17.24 | 1 | – | 1 | 9.09 |
| Over 5 years | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12.07 | 2 | – | 2 | 18.18 |
| Totals | 69 | 47 | 116 | 100.00 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 100.00 |