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Bermondsey 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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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, 1938—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 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | 2 | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 25 | 17 | 11 | 2 | – | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| 35 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | – |
| 45 | 7 | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 55 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 77 | 54 | 16 | 12 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 3 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1938—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 | 3 | – | 3 | 4.55 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 88·89 |
| 0-1 month | 8 | – | 8 | 12·12 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-3 months | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3·03 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-6 months | 2 | – | 2 | 3·03 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 11 | 5 | 16 | 24·24 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18·18 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 years | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18·18 | 1 | – | 1 | 11·11 |
| Over 5 years | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16·67 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 48 | 18 | 66 | 100·00 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 100·00 |