London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Age Periods. | 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards. | Total Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| „ Females | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| „ ,, Females | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
(1) The ratio of non-notified deaths to notified cases is 1 to 84.
Notification, however, still is frequently deferred until the
cases are too advanced for beneficial treatment. This, however,
is frequently due to the patients themselves not attending the
doctor until the disease has progressed too far, or in other
cases, particularly in elderly people, the disease is masked by
accompanying bronchitis and is not detected until the sputum
is examined. All doubtful cases or chronic cases of bronchitis
should occasionally have their sputum sent for examination
for they may be carriers of the disease and infect others even
though they themselves are not too advanced for cure.