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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 1950
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1950
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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 state of the Notification Register.
TABLE I. TUBERCULOSIS, 1950—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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 14 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 25 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 45 | 14 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 2 |
| 55 | 11 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
| 65 and upwards | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 76 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
TABLE II. TUBERCULOSIS, 1950—NOTIFICATION REGISTER
| Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Number of Cases on Register at commencement of Year | 330 | 271 | 58 | 48 |
| Number of Cases Notified during Year | 61 | 44 | 3 | 7 |
| Inward Transfers, Un-notified Deaths, etc., during Year | 15 | 10 | – | 1 |
| Number of Cases Removed from the Register during Year | 73 | 60 | 11 | 8 |
| Number of Cases Remaining on the Register at end of Year | 333 | 265 | 50 | 48 |