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Southwark 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE L.Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with the year 1925:—

TABLE L.

Death-rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis for Southwark compared with the year 1925:—

1925. Southwark1.02 per 1000
1926. Southwark1.06 per 1000

Table: TABLE M.Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

TABLE M.

Notification of fresh cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926
911775653634639685579494415430444424427336363

Table: TABLE N.Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

TABLE N.

Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

191219131914191519161917191819191920192119221923192419251926
345359330388391392381311243262249231260192199

Table: TABLE O.Cases referred to Hospitals:—

TABLE O.

Cases referred to Hospitals:—

Insured.Non-insured
King's College11
Charing Cross1—
Brompton1—
Southwark Hospital2721
Munster Infirmary1—
St. Thomas's34
Guy's Hospital615
Gt. Ormond Street—1
London Hospital-1
Royal Waterloo Hospital—3
South London Hospital for Women1—
Total4146

Table: TABLE P.Sexes of new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

TABLE P.

Sexes of new cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—

Males116
females66
182