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Battersea 1911

[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]

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Table: The age distribution of the cases, and the death-rate, case-rate and case-mortality in the Borough and in the sub-districts during 1911 are set out in the following tables:—

The age distribution of the cases, and the death-rate, case-rate and case-mortality in the Borough and in the sub-districts during 1911 are set out in the following tables:—

Ages.Under 5.5-15.15-30.Above 30.Totals.
Males135211
Females—4419
Totals179320

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Case-rate
per 1,000
population.
Death-rate
per 1,000
population.
Casemortality
per cent.
East Battersea 0.11 0.00 0.0
North-West Battersea 0.10 0.02 12.5
South-West Battersea 0.14 0.04 28.5
The Borough 0.12 0.02 15.0
In the County of London the case-rate was 0.23 and the deathrate
0.03 per 1,000 population.
Of the 19 typhoid-inlected houses 7 (i.e. 37 per cent.) showed
on inspection defective traps, fittings or appliances. In 2 of the
houses the drains themselves were found to be defective.
The source of infection in 7 cases there was reason to believe
was traceable to the consumption of shell fish. In two instances
there was evidence pointing to the disease having been contracted
out of the Borough, and one case was probably due to personal
contact with a previous case. As regards the remaining ten cases
no evidence was obtainable as to the probable source of infection.
Puerperal Fever.
During 1911 in the Borough of Battersea, 9 cases of puerperal
fever were notified and 2 deaths were registered from the disease
giving a case-mortality of 22 per cent. The case-rate was 0.05 or
0.01 below the mean case-rate for the preceding ten years. The
death-rate was 0.01 per 1,000 and was 0.02 below the decennial
average. The death-rate for London was 0.04 per 1,000 population.
The two deaths from puerperal fever in Battersea in
1911 occurred in South-West Battersea.