Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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The death-rate from tuberculosis in 1923 is the lowest yet
recorded in Battersea; the notifications received were also lower
than during any year since compulsory notification came into
force.
The death-rates per 100,000 of the population from tuberculosis during the twenty years ended 1920, in quinquennial averages, and in 1921, 1922 and 1923 are given in the following table:—
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
1901-1905 | 134·8 | 49·2 | 184·0 |
1906-1910 | 116·4 | 41·8 | 158·2 |
1911-1915 | 124·2 | 33·8 | 158·0 |
1916-1920 | 134·8 | 30·0 | 164·8 |
Average (20 years) | 127·6 | 38·7 | 166·3 |
1921 | 100·5 | 27·2 | 127·7 |
1922 | 101·0 | 20·1 | 121·1 |
1923 | 81·5 | 21·1 | 102·6 |
In the subjoined table are given deaths from Tuberculosis at various ages in each Ward during 1923:—
Wards. | Rate per 100,000population. | Ages:— | Total,All Ages. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | ||||||||||||
Under l yr. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | M. | F. | |||||
No. 1 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 36 |
„ 2 | 86 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
„ 3 | 82 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 12 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
„ 4 | 134 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | - | 13 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
„ 5 | 90 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
„ 6 | 110 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
„ 7 | 69 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
„ 8 | 104 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
„ 9 | 94 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
Borough | 103 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 65 | 41 | 6 | 103 | 72 | 139 | 36 | 175 |
Rate per 100,000 popultn. | — | 135 | 90 | 33 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 61 | 130 | 80 | 82 | 21 | 103 |