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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 1947
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1947
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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, 1947—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 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 6 | 8 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 20 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| 25 | 21 | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | – |
| 35 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| 45 | 12 | 3 | 1 | – | 9 | 4 | – | – |
| 55 | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| 73 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1947—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 | – | 4 | 7.69 | – | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 0-1 month | 2 | – | 2 | 3.85 | 1 | – | 1 | 50.00 |
| 1-3 months | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11.54 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 – 6 months | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.77 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-12 months | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7.69 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-2 years | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17.31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-5 years | 8 | 8 | 16 | 30.77 | – | – | – | – |
| Over 5 years | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15.38 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 33 | 19 | 52 | 100.00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100.00 |