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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
Southwark 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TUBERCULOSIS
| Age Groups :- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | - 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | TOTAL. | ||
| PULMONARY | |||||||||||||
| Primary Notifications | M: | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 120 |
| F: | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80 | |
| New cases other than by formal notfcn | M: | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 43 | |||
| F: | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals. | 1948 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 62 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 270 |
| 1947 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 269 | |
| Deaths Notfd. cases | M: | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 46 |
| F: | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | |
| Un-notified) cases ) | M: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | p | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| F: | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Totals | 1948 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 85 |
| 1947 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 77 | |
| NON-PULMONARY | |||||||||||||
| Primary Notifications | M: | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| F: | — | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | ||
| New cases other than by formal notfcn | Ms | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| F: | - | - | — | — | 1 | - | — | - | - | _ | — | 1 | |
| Totals. | 1948 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | — | 18 | ||
| 1947 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 38 | ||
| Deaths Notfd. cases | M: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F: | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Un-notified) oases ) | M: | _ | _ | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| F: | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Totals | 948 | _ | _ | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | ||
| 947 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
1 notified Pulmonary case (M.44) committed suicide.
1 notified Non-Pulmonary case (M.42) died from shock
following operation.