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Battersea 1902
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1902
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Notifiable Infectious Disease.
Compulsory notification of certain infectious diseases
came into force in Battersea in the year 1889 by the adoption
of the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889.
The diseases at present notifiable are:—Small-pox,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup, Cholera,
Erysipelas, Typhus, Typhoid, Continued, Relapsing and
Puerperal Fevers. By an order of the Local Government
Board, of September 19th, 1900, Bubonic Plague was also
made notifiable.
On the 28th January, the London County Council made
an order under Section 56, Sub-section 6, of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, making Chicken-pox a notifiable
disease in the County of London for a period of three calendar
months. The order came into force on the 7th Febuarary, and
on expiring on the 7th May, was renewed for a period of
six calendar months. It was again renewed for the two
calendar months ending 7th January, 1903.
The number of cases notified during the year was 1,597,
excluding Chicken-pox cases. In East Battersea 800 cases
were notified; in North-West Battersea, 438; in South-West
Battersea, 359.
The number of cases notified and the proportion per 1,000 population are set out as follows :—
| Total number of cases notified. | No. of cases notified, excluding Chicken-pox. | Notifications per 1,000 of the population, excluding Chicken-pox. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 2,801 | 1.597 | 9.3 |
| East Battersea | 1,259 | 800 | II.I |
| North-West Battersea | 880 | 438 | 8.8 |
| South-West Battersea | 662 | 359 | 7.3 |