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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year ended 31st December, 1937, there were 226
cases of Tuberculosis (all forms) notified in Battersea as compared
with 232 in 1936, 237 in 1935, 236 in 1934 and 238 in 1933.
In addition 21 cases were reported, or otherwise came to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year, making
a total of 247 cases.
The following table (required by the Ministry of Health) shows the age and sex distribution of the 247 cases of Tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported during the year ended 31st December, 1937, and of the 123 deaths registered as due to the disease.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | Respiratory. | NonRespiratory. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| 0 - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 1 - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 5 - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 - | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 15 - | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 20 - | 17 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | - | - | - | |||
| 25 - | 36 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 35 - | 14 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 45 - | 15 | 8 | 23 | 1 | - | 1 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 55 - | 15 | 6 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 65 and upwards | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 116 | 90 | 206 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 63 | 48 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Deaths from non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis formed
9.8 per cent, of the total deaths from the disease.
In the tables on pages 132 to 134 is shown the information
required by the Ministry of Health in regard to notifications.
The localisation of the disease in the 247 new cases notified or reported in 1937 was as under:—
| Pulmonary | 206 |
| N on-Pulmonary— | |
| Bones and joints | 10 |
| Abdomen | 4 |
| Other organs | 17 |
| Peripheral glands | 10 |
| 41 |