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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The following tables show the particulars as regards age and sex distribution of the cases notified of pulmonary and non- pulmonary tuberlosis, and the number noticed in the various Wards and sub-districts respectively:-
| Classification | Age Periods. | Totals. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | lto 5 | 5to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 andover. | ||||
| Pulmonary | Males | — | 3 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 193 | |
| Females | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 174 | ||
| Non-Pulmonary | Males | 4 | 8 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | — | — | 64 | |
| Females | 3 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 67 | |||
| Totals | 7 | 23 | 72 | 42 | 54 | 41 | 97 | 82 | 46 | 26 | 498 | |||
Table Continued...
| Wards. | Totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Pulmonary | 63 | 50 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 367 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 131 |
| Totals | 87 | 73 | 52 | 49 | 63 | 53 | 17 | 53 | 51 | 498 |
Table Continued...
| East Battersea. | N.-W. Battersea. | S.-W. Battersea. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 164 | 105 | 98 | 367 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 69 | 33 | 29 | 131 |
| Totals | 233 | 138 | 127 | 498 |