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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 1940
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1940
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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, 1940—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 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | – | 1 |
| 20 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 |
| 25 | 19 | 13 | – | 2 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 |
| 35 | 9 | 4 | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| 45 | 10 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | – |
| 55 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 15 | 5 | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| 60 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | – | 3 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1940—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 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13·23 | – | 1 | 1 | 33·33 |
| 0-1 month | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11·77 | – | 1 | 1 | 33·33 |
| 1-3 months | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8·82 | – | 1 | 1 | 33·34 |
| 3-6 months | – | 1 | 1 | 1·47 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11·77 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8·82 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 years | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23.53 | – | – | – | – |
| Over 5 years | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20·59 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 42 | 26 | 68 | 100·00 | – | 3 | 3 | 100·00 |