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Battersea 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Deaths from Tuberculosis.
During 1948 deaths from Tuberculosis registered as belonging to
the orough of Battersea numbered 77, of which 69 (i.e., 89.6 per cent.)
eie due to pulmonary tuberculosis, 8 (i.e., 10.,4 per cent.) to other
rorms of the disease.
The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 48 years ended 1948 in quinquennial averages and in 1946, 1947 and 1948 are given in the following table:—
| Years | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1905 | 138.1 | 50.9 | 189.0 |
| 1906-1910 | 126.8 | 45.9 | 172.7 |
| 1911-1915 | 124.2 | 33.8 | 158.0 |
| 1916-1920 | 134.8 | 30.0 | 164.8 |
| 1921-1925 | 92.6 | 23.0 | 115.6 |
| 1926-1930 | 91.1 | 14.2 | 1053 |
| 1931-1935 | 81.8 | 14.4 | 96.2 |
| 1936-1940 | 76.1 | 9.2 | 85.3 |
| 1941-1945 | 91.8 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| Average (45 years) | 106.2 | 25.8 | 132.0 |
| 1946 | 76.5 | 8.3 | 84.7 |
| 1947 | 51.3 | 9.6 | 60.9 |
| 1948 | 59.2 | 6.9 | 66.1 |
Extra Nourishment.
Extra nourishment was provided during the period ended 4th July,
1948, for 9 necessitous dispensary patients at a cost of £24 8s. lOd.
CANCER.
During 1948 the number of deaths of Battersea residents from
Cancer was 232 (males 126, females 106) as compared with 252 in
1947, 224 in 1946, 214 in 1945, and 216 in 1944. The death rate from
the disease per 1,000 of the population was 1.99. The deaths from
cancer constitute 17.7 of the total Battersea deaths during the
The following gives the comparative average death rates from Cancer in Battersea for quinquennial periods since 1901:—
| 1901-1905 | 0.88 | 1931-1935 | 1.75 |
| 1906-1910 | 0.95 | 1936-1940 | 1.99 |
| 1911-1915 | 1.11 | 1941- 1945 | 2.44 |
| 1916-1920 | 1.28 | 1946 | 2.06 |
| 1921-1925 | 1.33 | 1947 | 2.19 |
| 1926-1930 | 1.51 | 1948 | 1.99 |