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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Analysis of Cases (after Correction of Diagnosis) of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1957.
| Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in Battersea, at Ages (Years) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0— | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10- | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65 & over | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Encephalitis (acute):— | ||||||||||||
| Infective | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Post-infectious | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric (typhoid or paratyphoid) fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Food poisoning | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Malaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 1402 | 59 | 147 | 161 | 172 | 205 | 635 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Membranous croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal infection. | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | 1 | —* | |||||||||
| Pneumonia, acute primary | 33 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Pneumonia,acute influenza] | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (acute):— | ||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Non-paralytic | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Scabies | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 57 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- |
| Tuberculosis: — | 10 | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 89 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 22 | 33 | 21 | |
| Non-pulmonary | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping cough | 118 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1831 | 86 | 171 | 183 | 195 | 229 | 731 | 34 | 46 | 72 | 55 | 29 |
TUBERCULOSIS
During the year 1957 there were 100 cases of tuberculosis (all
forms) notified in Battersea as compared with 108 in 1956, 129 in 1955.
140 in 1954, 165 in 1953 and 188 in 1952.
In addition 70 cases were reported or otherwise came to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, making a total of 170
cases for the year.
The case rate per 100,000 population was 152.1.
The tables on page 18 give details in age groups of the 170 cases-
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
During 1957 deaths from tuberculosis registered as belonging to
the Borough of Battersea numbered 11, of which 10 were due to
pulmonary tuberculosis, and 1 to another form of the disease.
The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 50 years
ended 1950 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951, 1952, 1953.
1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 are given in the following table:—