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Bermondsey 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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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, 1955—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 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 45 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 55 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 65 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 75 and upwards | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 33 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | |
TABLE II TUBERCULOSIS, 1955—NOTIFICATION REGISTER
| Respiratory System | Other Forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Number of Cases on Register at commencement of Year | 328 | 251 | 40 | 40 |
| Number of Cases Notified during Year | 31 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Inward Transfers, Un-notified Deaths, etc., during Year | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of Cases Removed from the Register during Year | 47 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Cases Remaining on the Register at end of Year | 325 | 256 | 41 | 39 |