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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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DEATHS FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
| 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | All Ages. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Number of patients who died at home | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Number of patients who died in hospitals, etc. | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 9 | — | 72 | 30 | 102 |
| 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 87 | 43 | 130 | |
Of the total number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis 78.5 per cent, occurred in hospitals or other
institutions.