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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
Battersea 1921
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1921
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Particulars are given in the table below of the localization
of disease in the 466 cases notified during 1921.
Localization of Disease.
| 1 | |||||
| Lungs | 316 | Peritoneum | 8 | ||
| Lungs and Larynx | 8 | Lower Dorsal Region | 1 | Miliary | 5 |
| Lungs and Spine | 1 | Rectum | 1 | General | 5 |
| Lungs and Glands | 3 | Unspecified | 8 | ||
| Lungs and Genito-Urinary System | 2 | ||||
| Foot and Ankle | 3 | ||||
| Lungs and Peritoneum | 3 | Epididymis | 2 | Spine | 5 |
| Testicle | 1 | Hip and Thigh | 11 | ||
| Bladder | 1 | Knee | 5 | ||
| Rib | 1 | ||||
| Cervical | 28 | Shoulder Joint | 1 | ||
| Mediastinum | 12 | Meninges | 15 | Wrist, Hand | 2 |
| Mesenteric | 6 | ||||
| Unspecified | 14 | 2 | Total | 466 |
Incidence of Tuberculosis. The following tables show the particulars as regards age and sex distribution of the notified cases of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis, and the number notified in the various Wards and sub-districts:—
| Classification. | Wards. | Sub-districts. | The Borough. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | E. | N.W. | S.W. | ||
| Pulmonary | 66 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 174 | 99 | 64 | 337 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 48 | 22 | 129 |
| Totals | 90 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 233 | 147 | 86 | 466 |