Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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PERIOD 1ST JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1937. The following table shows the distribution in sub-districts and wards, and the rates per 100,000 of the population, of the 247 cases of tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported, and of the 123 deaths.
SubDistrict. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Total | Rate per 100,000 populn. | |||||||||||||
M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |||
North | 50 | 38 | 88 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 50 | 109 | 156 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 89 |
South | 66 | 52 | 118 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 77 | 61 | 138 | 187 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 83 |
Ward 1 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 148 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 135 |
2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 151 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 92 |
3 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 175 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 95 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 79 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 153 | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 11 | 73 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 151 | 8 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 15 | 87 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 273 | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 | 104 |
8 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 265 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 108 |
9 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 179 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 51 |
Borough | 116 | 90 | 206 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 136 | 111 | 247 | — | 63 | 48 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 123 | — |
Rate per 100,000 populn. | 171 | 119 | 144 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 200 | 147 | 172 | 172 | 93 | 63 | 77 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 70 | 85·71 | 85.71 |