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Battersea 1921
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1921
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Battersea, 2; North-West Battersea, 2; South-West Battersea,
0; the number of cases notified in each of the sub-districts being
7, 5 and 3 respectively.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 61 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum notified in
Battersea during the year 1921, as compared with 105 in 1920
and 78 in 1919. The rate per 1,000 births was 16·3, as compared
with 22·5 in the previous year.
Ine incidence of the disease and rate per1,000 births in the sub-districts and in the Wards is shown in the following table:—
| Registration Sub-District. | Cases. | No. of Births | Rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 26 | 1,666 | 15·6 |
| North-West Battersea | 29 | 1,289 | 22·5 |
| South-West Battersea | 6 | 787 | 7·6 |
| Wards. | |||
| No. 1. Nine Elms | 18 | 720 | 18·1 |
| „ 2. Park | 6 | 471 | 12·7 |
| „ 8. Latchmere | 6 | 504 | 11·9 |
| ,, 4. Shaftesbury | 4 | 272 | 14·7 |
| „ 5. Church | 11 | 457 | 24·1 |
| ,, 6. Winstanley | 15 | 566 | 26·5 |
| „ 7. St. John | 1 | 157 | 6·4 |
| ,, 8. Bolingbroke | 4 | 304 | 18·1 |
| „ 9. Broom wood | 1 | 291 | 3·4 |
| Borough (1921) | 61 | 3,742 | 16·8 |
| Borough (1920) | 105 | 4,669 | 22·5 |
Number of cases notified—
By medical practitioners 35
By midwives or nurses 26
— 61
Number removed to hospitals 6
(5 to Metropolitan Asylum Board's hospitals
and 1 to infirmary.)
Number treated at General Hospitals as outpatients
21
Nursing attendance provided by Council in cases 51
Number of attendances by nurses in such cases 3,936
Number of visits by Health Visiting Staff 460