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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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There was a slight decrease in notifications of, and deaths from, Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Non-Pulmonary notifications and deaths showed practically no change from the previous year, although notifications were 22 less than in 1947.
| 0– | 1– | 5– | 10– | 15– | 20– | 25– | 35– | 45– | 55– | 65– | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary: | |||||||||||||
| Primary Notifications | M. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 120 |
| F. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 64 | |
| New cases other than by formal notification. | M. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| F. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 12 | 6 | – | 3 | 4 | 36 | |
| Totals | 1949 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 41 | 57 | 35 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 257 |
| 1948 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 62 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 270 | |
| Notified cases | M. | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| Un-notified cases. | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Totals | 1949 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 65 |
| 1948 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 85 | |
| Non-Pulmonary: | |||||||||||||
| Primary Notifications | M. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| F. | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | |
| New cases other than by formal notification. | M. | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| F. | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Totals | 1949 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 16 |
| 1948 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | |
| Notified cases" | M. | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| F. | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Un-notified cases. | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Totals | 1949 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1948 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |
TREATMENT & BATHING CENTRE
The work of disinfection and disinfestation carried out at
the above Centre was again extensive, involving as it does not
only the treatment of infectious and verminous premises, but