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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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The following table gives particulars of the non-dispensary new (male) cases notified in 1929:—
| Age Distribution. | All ages. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 up | ||
| Pulmonary | 4 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 71 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other tubercular Diseases | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Total | 7 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 77 |
The homes of all these patients were systematically visited
during the year by the District Sanitary Inspectors, and 591 visits,
including 74 first visits to new cases were paid. Eight of the new
cases notified were found to have died on the first visit. Of the
new cases 42 received institutional treatment and 27 were transferred
to the Dispensary.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
It was not found necessary to take any action during the
year under report in regard to the provisions of these Regulations.
Revision of Tuberculosis Register.
During 1929 a revision of the cases on the Tuberculosis Register
was carried out, the records relating to many hundreds of patients
who had been notified between the years 1909 and 1924 being examined.
As a result the names of 367 patients whose medical history
indicated that they were no longer suffering from the disease, were
removed from the register. Many of these cases had been on the
register for years, and on investigation the disease was found to
have been cured or arrested. Efforts were made to get the patients
to attend the Tuberculosis Dispensary where possible, prior to the
removal of their names from the register.