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Battersea 1911
[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
During 1911 under the Notification clauses of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, 753 cases of infectious diseases excluding
chicken-pox have been notified as compared with 880 cases notified
in 1910. Of the 753 cases notified, 580 (i.e. 77 per cent.) were
removed to hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board or to
other hospitals and 173 (i.e. 23 per cent.) remained under treatment
at their houses. As pointed out in previous annual reports
it is satisfactory to note that the high percentage of removals to
hospital for isolation purposes of cases of dangerous infectious
diseases is being well maintained.
Examining the removals to hospital more in detail (e.g., nature
of disease) it is seen that during 1911 in the Borough of Battersea
the following are the percentages.
Scarlet fever 98
Diphtheria and membranous croup 94
Enteric fever 85
Erysipelas 21
Puerperal fever 77
The number of cases notified in the three sub-districts of the Borough and the proportion per 1,000 of the population are as follows:—
| Total number of cases notified. | Total number of cases notified excluding Chicken Pox. | Notifications per 1,000 excluding Chicken Pox. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 981 | 753 | 4.5 |
| East Battersea | 475 | 349 | 5.0 |
| North West Battersea | 309 | 252 | 5.1 |
| South West Battersea | 197 | 152 | 3.1 |
On the 14th March, 1911, owing to the presence of small-pox
in certain parts of London, chicken-pox was temporarily added to
the list of notifiable infectious diseases in the County of London
for a period of 3 months.
The following diseases were added during the year to the list
of notifiable diseases under the provisions of the Public Health
(London) Act , 1891:—
Acute polio-myelitis or acute polio-encephalitis (temporarily).
Ophthalmia neonatorum.
Anthrax.
Glanders.
Hydrophobia.