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Southwark 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 47.
SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN.
New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health or Chief (Administrative) Tuberculosis Officer during the period from the 30th December, 1928, to the 28th December, 1929, otherwise than by notification on Form A or Form B under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912.
| 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 | 46 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Males | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 9 |
| ,,Females | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Non-pulmonary Males | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ,, Females | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
(1) The ratio of non-notified deaths to notified cases is 1 to 56.
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.