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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 1935

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935

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Artificial pneumothorax treatment has been continued by
the Tuberculosis Officers, a special evening session being held for
patients at work, and during the year 571 refills were given. The
following table shows the condition of patients, on December
31st, 1935, of the patients treated by this method.
Present condition
Treatment
commenced
1923
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
Total
Number
1
1
1
5
14
26
17
20
9
Arrested
1
1
1
2
8
8 (1)
7 (I)
-
-
Quiescent
-
-
-
-
1
6
5 (1)
14 (8)
9 (4)
Stationary
-
-
-
-
1
3 (1)
3 (1)
2 (1)
-
Dead
-
-
-
3 (2)*
4 (3)
9 (4)
2 (2)
4 (2)
-
* One of these three deaths was due to suicide in an arrested
case.