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Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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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, 1939—NEW CASES AND HEATHS.
| AGE PERIODS | NEW CASES | DEATHS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | 2 |
| 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| 55 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 2 | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 6 | 3 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 74 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 3 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS. 1939-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 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9.23 | – | 3 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 0-1 month | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10.77 | 1 | – | 1 | 25.00 |
| 1-3 months | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10.77 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-6 months | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7.69 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 2 | – | 2 | 3.08 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 10 | 3 | 13 | 20.00 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 years | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15.38 | – | – | – | – |
| Over 5 years | 13 | 2 | 15 | 23.08 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 49 | 16 | 65 | 100.00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 100.00 |