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Tuberculosis: a biosocial study of admissions to a children’s sanatorium (1936-1954) in Stannington, Northumberland, England

Roberts, C.A.; Bernard, M-C.

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M-C. Bernard



Abstract

This study considers the biosocial profile of children admitted to the Philipson Children's Sanatorium at Stannington, Morpeth, Northumberland, England (1936–1954). The objective was to understand the differential impact of TB on male and female admissions at Stannington, according to a number of variables. A total of 1987 medical files were analysed. More females than males were admitted, peaks of admission at age six and 13 were documented, and the majority of children derived from poor urban areas. Over 60% (1199, 63.5%) of children had pulmonary TB, and 12% (230) had bone or joint involvement. The implementation of chemotherapy (streptomycin) at Stannington (1946), the end of the 2nd World War (1945), and the founding of the National Health Service (1948) did not have any great effect on the biosocial profile of children admitted to the sanatorium and treated (age, sex, origin, type of TB suffered, and socioeconomic status). Reasons for these finding are discussed.

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Roberts, C., & Bernard, M. (2015). Tuberculosis: a biosocial study of admissions to a children’s sanatorium (1936-1954) in Stannington, Northumberland, England. Tuberculosis, 95(Supplement 1), S105-S108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2015.02.012

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 6, 2015
Online Publication Date Feb 13, 2015
Publication Date Jun 1, 2015
Deposit Date Jun 22, 2015
Publicly Available Date Jul 28, 2016
Journal Tuberculosis
Print ISSN 1472-9792
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 95
Issue Supplement 1
Pages S105-S108
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2015.02.012

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