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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The death rate per 100,000 of the population during the 50 yearsended 1950 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951, 1952, 1953. 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 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 | 105.3 |
1931-1935 | 81.8 | 14.4 | 96.2 |
1936-1940 | 76.1 | 9.2 | 85.3 |
1941-1945 | 91.8 | 11.0 | 102.8 |
1946-1950 | 53.1 | 6.1 | 59.2 |
Average (50 years) | 101.0 | 23.9 | 124.9 |
1951 | 39.3 | 3.4 | 42.7 |
1952 | 29.2 | 2.6 | 31.8 |
1953 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 16.6 |
1954 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 21.0 |
1955 | 12.3 | — | 12.3 |
1956 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 13.3 |
1957 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
The death rate per 100,000 population was 10.6 for England
and Wales.
Tuberculosis, 1957. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.
dy on Register, 31/12/56 | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Grand Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total[/##] | |
638 | 540 | 1,178 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 663 | 590 | 1,253 | |
primary notifications | 52 | 37 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 44 | 100 |
Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unnotified deaths | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Restored | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | - | 2 |
Removals into Borough . | 35 | 26 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
From other sections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
TOTAL ADDITIONS . | 94 | 64 | 158 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 99 | 73 | 172 |
deaths | 13 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 16 |
Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unnotified deaths | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Removals from Borough . | 50 | 33 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 90 |
Recovered | 19 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
Diagnosis not confirmed | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
other sections | |||||||||
TOTAL DELETIONS . | 89 | 56 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 63 | 159 |
Net Increase | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Net decrease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
On Register at 31/12/57 . | 643 | 548 | 1,191 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 666 | 600 | 1,266 |
Tuberculosis, 1957. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register. | |||||||||
by on Register, 31/12/56 | Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Grand Total | ||||||
Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total[/##] | |
638 | 540 | 1,178 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 663 | 590 | 1,253 | |
primary notifications | 52 | 37 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 44 | 100 |
Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unnotified deaths | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Restored | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | - | 2 |
Removals into Borough . | 35 | 26 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
From other sections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
TOTAL ADDITIONS . | 94 | 64 | 158 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 99 | 73 | 172 |
deaths | 13 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 16 |
Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Unnotified deaths | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Removals from Borough . | 50 | 33 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 90 |
Recovered | 19 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
Diagnosis not confirmed | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
other sections | |||||||||
TOTAL DELETIONS . | 89 | 56 | 145 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 63 | 159 |
Net Increase | 5 | 8 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Net decrease | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
On Register at 31/12/57 . | 643 | 548 | 1,191 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 666 | 600 | 1,266 |