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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The death rates per 100,000 of the population during the 55 yearsended 1955 in quinquennial averages and the years 1951 to 1958 are given in the following table:—
| Years | Pulmonary | NonPulmonary | 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 |
| 1958 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 18.1 |
The death rate per 100,000 population was 10,0 for England
and Wales.
Tuberculosis, 1958. Cases Added to and Removed from Notification Register.
| Pulmonary | Non- Pulmonary | Grand Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem. | Total | Males | Fem | Total | |
| Already on Register, 31/12/57 | 643 | 548 | 1,191 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 666 | 600 | 1,266 |
| Primary notifications | 44 | 23 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 75 |
| Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unnotified deaths | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Restored | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Removal into Borough | 32 | 29 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 64 |
| From other sections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL ADDITIONS | 78 | 54 | 132 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 83 | 62 | 145 |
| Deaths | 26 | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| Notified after death | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unnotified deaths | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | |
| Removal into Borough | 51 | 48 | 99 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 53 | 105 |
| Recovered | 25 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| Diagnosis not confirmed | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| To other sections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOTAL DELETIONS | 102 | 78 | 180 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 104 | 91 | 195 |
| Net increase | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net decrease | 24 | 24 | 48 | — | 5 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| On register at 31/12/58 | 619 | 524 | 1,143 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 645 | 571 | 1,216 |