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Battersea 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

Published
1936
Pages
148
Tables
117

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  • Page 7
    1. General.
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    2. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
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    3. Census— Population. Private families. Inhabited dwellings.
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    The estimated mid-year population based upon the Registrar-General's figures, for the registration sub-districts* and for the nine wards into which the Borough is divided, is set out in the following Table:—
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    BIRTHS AND DEATHS, 1935.
    In Sub-Districts and Wards.Rates for 1935 and previous 10 Years (per 1,000 Population).
    Area.Estimated Population 1935BirthsDeaths
    No.Rate.No.Rate.Year.North Battersea.South Battersea.The Borough.
    Birth Rate.Death Rate.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Birth Rate.Death Rate.
  • Page 10
    Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1935 and Ten Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths registered in the district.Transferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Hate. *of Nonresidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.*NumberRate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.*
  • Page 11
    MARRIAGES. The marriages registered in Battersea during 1935 numbered 1,446. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 19-5.
    Year.Marriages.Marriage-Rate.
  • Page 12
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the total deaths (corrected) in Battersea during 1935:—
    Under 1 year.1-5 -10 -15 -25 -45 -65 +Total.
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    The number of deaths and infant deaths registered in each quarter of the year is set out in the following table, in which, for convenience, the corresponding figures for births have also been inserted:—
    Quarter.Births (Live).Infant Deaths (Under 1 year).All Deaths.
    No.Per cent. of total.No.Per cent. of total.No.Per cent. of total
  • Page 13
    Senile Mortality. During 1935 the deaths of 906 residents of Battersea aged 65 years and upwards were registered. The distribution of these deaths, which constituted 50.78 per cent. of the deaths at all ages, is set out in the following table:—
    Sub-District.65 and under 75.75 and under 85.85 and upwards.Total over 65.Total
    M.F-M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    No. of Senile Deaths per 100 Deaths.
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    The distribution of the 137 infant deaths and the infant mortality-rates for the registration Sub-Districts and the Wards, are shown in the following table:—
    Area.Live births.Deaths of infants under 1 year of age.Infant mortality per 1,000 live births.
    m.f.total.
  • Page 14
    Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1930 to 1935.
    Year.Under 24 hrs.1 to 7 days.1 to 4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths
  • Page 15
    The number of Battersea still-births registered, and the stillbirth rates, from 1928 to 1935, were as under:—
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.
    Year.Mean population for year.Births.Deaths.Natural Increase.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infant Mortality Rate.
  • Page 18
    Table showing the birth-rates, death-rates and infant mortality-rates in the 29 Metropolitan Cities and Boroughs for the year 1935:—
    Live Births per 1,000 Population.*Deaths per 1,000 Population.Infant Deaths per 1,000 live births.
  • Page 20
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES (at 31st December, 1935.)
    name andSituation ofCentre.Times ofOpening.
    Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.
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    Summarised Statistics Relating to Infant Welfare Centres, 1935.
    Municipal.Voluntary.Grand Total.
    SouthlandsPlough RoadEast BatterseaChatham RoadGideon Road* Mundella Road (½ year).Total.* Battersea School for Mothers (½ year).Chislehurst (St James's) Mission.Women's League of Service.TotalMunicipal and Voluntary.
  • Page 24
    The home visiting carried out during 1935 by the Council's Health Visitors and those of the voluntary organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare scheme is summarised in the following table:—
    Visits.Council.Vol.Total.
  • Page 25
    The following table presents a summary of the number of cases referred to hospitals and other institutions from the various clinics, and also the number of visits paid by the Council's Health Visitors on the request of the hospitals:—
    Hospital or Institution.Cases referred from clinics.Visits paid for Hospital.
    Ante- and post-natal visits.Other.Total.
  • Page 27
    The work of the Dental Clinic during 1935 is summarised as follows:—
    Women.Children.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Work carried out:—Women.Children.Total
  • Page 28
    The cost of dentures supplied during the financial year amounted to £291 15s. 6d. and the sums received from various sources were as under.
    £s.d.
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    Wednesday and Thursday Morning Ante-Natal Clinics.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    In-patient Department.
    Abnormality.Total No. of cases.Indications for Treatment.Results.
    Mothers.Babies.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Abnormality.Total No. of cases.Indications for Treatment.Results.
    Mothers.Babies.
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    The subjoined table shows in summary the number of attendances, &c., at the municipal ante-natal clinics (excluding the special clinic referred to on page 33) during 1935.
    Clinics held at
    Maternity Hospital.Southlands.Plough Road.All Saints' Hall.Total.
  • Page 34
    BATTERSEA ANTE-NATAL (V.D.) CLINIC. Results 1922—1935.
    Year.Number of expectant mothers tested by W.R.Number giving positive W.R.Per cent.Number of expectant mothers with positive W.R. treated during pregnancy.Babies.
    Healthy Neg. W.R.Healthy looking. Not yet tested.Positive W.R.Still-born.
  • Page 35
    Particulars relating to the cases dealt with during 1935 are as follows:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Still Birth— Died within 10 days
  • Page 37
    A statement* showing expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1936, in respect of the Maternity Hospital is given below.
    Item.Total.Per Patient-Week.
    Salaries££s.d.
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    Particulars relating to this service during the year are set out below:—
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    Maternal Deaths in Child-birth, and Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births (Live and Still).
    Year.Puerperal sepsis.Other puerperal causes.Total.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
  • Page 42
    Nursing Service, 1935.
    Name of Disease.Age.Total.
    Under 5 years.Over 5 years.
    Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.Cases.Visits.
  • Page 47
    (Required by the Ministry of Health to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.) Cases of Infectious Disease (excluding Tuberculosis) notified during the Year 1935, and Deaths from such Diseases.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Battersea. at Ages (Years).Admitted to Hospital from each Sub-District.Deaths.
    0-1-2-3-4-5-10-15-20-35-45-65 & overTotalN.S.
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    Notifications of Infectious Diseases, 1935, in Wards and Sub-Districts.
    Notifiable Disease.Wards.Districts.†Totals.
    123456789NS
  • Page 50
    The number of successful vaccinations by the Public Vaccinators during 1935 was as under:—
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    Full statistics for the year 1935 had not been prepared at the time this report went to print, the last figures available being for the year 1934, as under:—
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
    Year.Cases.Houses Invaded.Deaths.
    Notified.Per 1,000 PopulationRegisteredPer 1,000 PopulationPer 100 Cases.
  • Page 51
    Particulars of the incidence of this disease during 1935 and the four preceding years are shown in the following table:—
  • Page 52
    The result of the year's work is summarised as follows:—
  • Page 54
    The following table shews the distribution notified:— of the cases
    Sub-Districts. Ward.Cases.Births, (live)Rate per 1,000 Births.Year.Cases.Births, (live)Rate per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 55
    Incidence and Mortality of Measles in Epidemic Periods, 1921-1934 and in 1935.
    Period.Cases notified or reported.DeathsDeath rate per 1,000 PopulationCase rate per 100,000 PopulationCase mortality (per 100 cases).
    Under 10.All ages.
  • Page 56
    Whooping Cough, 1935, and Ten Previous Years.
    Year.Cases.Deaths.
    Notified or reported.Per 1,000 Population.Registered.Per 1,000 Population.Per 100 Cases.
  • Page 56
    The following table (required by the Ministry ol Health; shows the age and sex distribution of the 271 cases of Tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported during the year ended 31st December, 1935, and of the 126 deaths registered as due to the disease.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
    M.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 57
    PERIOD 1ST JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1935. The following table shows the distribution in sub-districts and wards, and the rates per 100,000 of the population, of the 271 cases of tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported, and of the 126 deaths.
    Sub-District.New Cases.Deaths.
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalRate per 100,000 populn.RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryTotalRate per 100,000 populn.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 58
    ine localisation ot the disease m the il\ new cases notified or reported in 1935 was as under:—
  • Page 58
    Non-Notification of Tuberculosis. The following table gives particulars in regard to non-notification of Tuberculosis for the 10 years 1926-1935:—
    Year.Not notified (dead).Notified after Death.Notified on Form i. & ii. (Primary Notification not received).Reported from other source*Total
  • Page 59
    The death-rates per 100,000 of the population during the 35 years ended 1935 in quinquennial averages and in the individual years 1931 to 1935 are given in the following table:—
    Years.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
  • Page 63
    A.—Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
    Years.0-56-1011-1516-2526-3536-4546-5556-65over 65Total.
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    B.—Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Age Groups.
    Years.0-56-1011-1516-2526-3536-4546-5556-65over 65Total
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    C.—Mode of Onset in Pulmonary Cases.
    Mode of Onset.Number of Cases.Percentage.
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    D.—Occupations in the 172 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Occupation.No. of Patients.Occupation.No. of Patients.
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    E.—Family History of Tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Cases.
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    Results of Institutional Treatment.
    Grade.Quiescent.Much Improved.Improved.In statu quo.No material improvement.Worse.Died.
    t.c.o.R.T.C.o.R.T.C.o.k.t.c.o.r.T.C.o.r.T.C.o.r.
  • Page 68
    The following table shows the zymotic death-rate (per 1,000 population) in Battersea for each of the last five years :—
  • Page 69
    The following gives the comparative average death-rates from Cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1896 :—
  • Page 70
    The following table shews the localisation of the disease in the case of the 265 deaths recorded in 1935.
    Localisation.No. of deaths.Total.Percentage of Total.
    MaleFemale
  • Page 70
    The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during the year:—
    Suspected disease.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total.
  • Page 71
    Summary of Sanitary Operations for the Year 1935.
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    Summary of Legal Proceedings. Legal proceedings were taken by the Council in connection with the work of the Health Department during 1935 in respect of 22 offences against various Acts and bye-laws, &c.
    Acts and Regulations under which Proceedings taken.Cases.Persons prosecuted including employees.Convictions.Fines.Costs.
  • Page 76
    Non-compliance with the Act was noted in the undermentioned cases:—
  • Page 77
    The common lodging houses in Battersea are three in number, and details relating thereto are set out in the following table:—
    PremisesLodgers authorised.Inspections.Notices.Prosecutions.
    Served.Complied with.
  • Page 78
    The total number of plans of proposed drainage work deposited during 1935, as compared with 1934, was as under:—
    19341935
  • Page 79
    The total quantity disposed of during the year ended 31st December, 1935, was as follows:—
    House refuse.Trade refuse.
    Tons.Tons.
  • Page 82
    Van Dwellings. The number of van dwellings in the Borough in 1935 was 61. In the following table are set out the situations of the dwellings and number of occupants:—
    Situation of Vans.No. of Vans.Occupants
    M.F.
  • Page 83
    The work carried out during 1935 under the Council's Rat Repression Scheme is summarised as follows:—
  • Page 85
    Number of Baths, &c.
    Year.Adults.Children.*Expenditure*Amount Contributed.
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    Disinfecting Department. Summary of work carried out by the Disinfecting Department during 1935.
  • Page 86
    Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1935 are set out in the following table:—
    Details of Bodies Received.Usual Place of Residence.Total
    Battersea.Wands -worthElsewhereResidence unknown
  • Page 88
    Unsound Food. The following is a tabulated return of unsound foods which under the provisions of Section 47(8) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, were brought to the notice of the Sanitary Inspectors and voluntarily surrendered during 1935:—
    Food.Quantity.Food.Quantity.
  • Page 90
    The percentage of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1935 and in each year from 1926 onwards, is given in the following table.
    Year.Formal Samples. (per cent.)Informal Samples. (per cent.)
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    The following tables give details of the articles of which samples were obtained for the purpose of analysis. Main Statement. TABLE I.
    Examined.Adulterated.
    Nature of Sample.Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    TABLE II. Drugs.
    Examined.Adulterated.
    Nature of Sample.Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
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    TABLE III. Other Articles.
    Nature of Sample.Examined.Adulterated.
    Formal.Informal.Total.Formal.Informal.Total.
  • Page 93
    In the 5 years 1930-34, and in 1935, the percentage of adulterated (formal) samples of milk was as under:—
    Year.Samples taken.Adulterated.
    No.Percentage.
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    The average composition of the 732 samples of milk (all formal), reported as genuine, proved to be as under:—
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    The content of milk fat in these 732 samples ranged as follows:
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    The number of licences in force during 1935 was as follows:—
    Full.Supplemental.
  • Page 99
    Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homework.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces
    Particulars.Found on Inspection.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
  • Page 100
    3.—Registered Workshops. Workshops on Register (Section 131) at end of 1935 :—
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    Factories and Workshops. Factories. The following is a list of the factories on the register at the end of 1935 :—
    Trade.Number of Factories on Register.Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
  • Page 101
    Workshops. The following is a list of the workshops on the register at the end of 1935 :—
    Trade.No. of Workshops.No. of Workrooms.Persons Employed.
    Males.Females.
    Adults.Young Persons.Adults.Young Persons.
  • Page 102
    Twenty-six new workshops were added to the register, dealing with the following trades :—
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    The following are particulars relating to workshops in which " protected persons " were employed, notice of which was duly sent to H.M. Inspector during 1935 :—
    Trade.No. of WorkshopsProtected Persons Employed.
    Women.Young Persons.Total.
  • Page 103
    The following table gives details of the outworkers' premises in the Borough, most of which are visited by the female sanitary inspector. The figures in brackets indicate the premises visited by the male inspector, which are included in the totals shown.
    Trade.Number on Register.Persons Employed.
    Premises.Workrooms
  • Page 107
    Housing Statistics. Extract from Census Report, 1931.
    Borough.Population in Private Families.No. of Families.No. of Occupied Dwellings.No. of Occupied Rooms.Average No. of Persons Per Room.
  • Page 108
    The results of the survey have been tabulated and are summarised in the following table :—
    Area.No. of Dwellings surveyed.No. of cases of Overcrowding.Percentage1
  • Page 108
    Supplemental figures were also prepared relating to the estates owned by the London County Council and this Council respectively and are summarised in the subjoined table :—
    Group.No. of Dwellings surveyed.No. of cases of Overcrowding.Percentage*
  • Page 109
    The distribution of overcrowding on the Council's estates is as follows :—
  • Page 109
    After the necessary adjustments had been made for vacant dwellings, the dwellings vacated by the abatement of overcrowding, the cases of overcrowding in clearance areas, and the standard to which the Council should conform in rehousing these cases it was estimated that the following number of dwellings were required to abate the overcrowding in the borough :—.
  • Page 110
    In addition 26 applications for housing accommodation were referred to the London County Council for special consideration on the grounds of hardship or overcrowding. The following table shows the result of such action :—
    Referred in previous years but not then dealt with.Referred in 1935.Total.
  • Page 112
    Insanitary Houses. The following is a list of streets in the Borough in which houses were found, on inspection, to be insanitary, and were dealt with by the Council under the provisions of the Housing Acts, either informally or by the service of notice under section 17 of the Housing Act, 1930, or under the provisions of section 19 of the Act, during 1935:—
    Street.Houses dealt with.Street.Houses dealt with.Street.Housel dealt with.
  • Page 113
    Summary.
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    The following tables are supplied by the Registrar General at the request of the Ministry of Health:—
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    Causes of Death, 1935—(contd.).
  • Page 118
    Maternal Mortality in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1935.
    Year.London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.)
    Puerperal Sepsis.Other Causes.Total.Puerperal Sepsis.Other Causes.Total.
  • Page 118
    Puerperal Fever Notifications in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1935.
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    Infant Mortality, 1935. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year
    1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
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    South Batteraea. Infant Mortality, 1935. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 24 hours.1-7 days.Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year
    1-22-33-41-33-66-99-12
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    Nett Births in the year. Nett Deaths in the year(Infants under 1 year)
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    Borough of Battersea. Infant Mortality, 1935. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.AGE PERIODS.
    Under 24 hours.1.7 days.Weeks.Total u:ider 4 weeks.Months.Total deaths under 1 year.Percentage of Total.
    1.22.33.41.33.66.99.12
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    m. Nett Births in the year. Nett Deaths in the year (Infants under 1 year).
  • Page 122
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. Part I.—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1935, to the 31st December, 1935, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea (to which this return relates).
    Age Periods.Formal Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of Tuberculosis.Total Notifications
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages)
  • Page 123
    Supplemental Return. Part II.—New Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age Periods.0-1-5-10-15-20 -25-35-45-55-65-Total
  • Page 123
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated below:—
    Source of Information.No. of Cases.
    Pulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
  • Page 124
    Part III.—Notification Register.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total Cases
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 125
    TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS. BATTERSEA METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Return for the Year 1935. (a.) Return showing the work of the Dispensary (or Dispensaries).
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non- Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 126
    TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BATTERSEA METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Form T145a. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relatesPrevious to 19211921—61927
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 127
    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145a—(Contd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1928192919301931
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 128
    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145a (Conld.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1932193319341935
    Class T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plusClass T.B. minusClass T.B. plus
    Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)Group 1Group 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)GroupGroup 2Group 3Total (Class T.B. plus)
  • Page 129
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Form T14S. -iContd.). Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1935 of all Patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (6) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relatesPrevious to 19211921—61927
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral Glands.TotalBones and Joints.AbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 130
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS—(Contd.). Form T145a— (CotUd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1928192919301931
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBnnes and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal
  • Page 131
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.—(Contd.). Form T145a (Contd.).
    Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates1932193319341935
    Bones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotalBones and Joints1 Abdominal iOther OrgansPeripheral Gl&ndsTotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral Glands1 TotalBones and JointsAbdominalOther OrgansPeripheral GlandsTotal