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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 1937
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1937
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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, 1937—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 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | – |
| 20 | 13 | 14 | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| 25 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | – | – |
| 35 | 13 | 9 | – | 1 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| 45 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 55 | 19 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| 113 | 56 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 32 | 2 | 3 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1937—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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 0-1 month | 15 | 4 | 19 | 21.84 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 1-3 months | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9.19 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-6 months | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6.90 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.60 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12.64 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 years | 11 | 14 | 25 | 28.74 | – | – | – | – |
| Over 5 years | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12.64 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 55 | 32 | 87 | 100.00 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 100.00 |