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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 1911
[Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1911]
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The following table shows are the death-rate from phthisis and tubercular diseases per 100,000 person in each year since 1901.
| Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons. | Deaths from other Tubercular Diseases per 100,000 persons. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 146 | 60 |
| 1902 | 129 | 44 |
| 1903 | 128 | 51 |
| 1904 | 139 | 41 |
| 1905 | 132 | 50 |
| 1906 | 122 | 48 |
| 1907 | 120 | 46 |
| 1908 | 119 | 46 |
| 1909 | 116 | 38 |
| 1910 | 103 | 30 |
| 1911 | 129 | 42 |
The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular
diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of
the sub-districts and the Borough are set out in the following
table :—
The number of deaths from phthisis and other tubercular diseases, and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population in each of the sub-districts and the Borough are set out in the following table:-
| District. | Phthisis. | Other Tubercular Disbases. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | No. of Deaths. | Rate. | |
| East Battersea | 94 | 1.34 | 39 | 0.56 | 133 | 1.90 |
| Nth.-West Battersea | 64 | 1.30 | 24 | 0.48 | 88 | 1.79 |
| Sth.-West Battersea | 59 | 1.20 | 8 | 0.18 | 67 | 1.39 |
| The Borough | 217 | 1.29 | 71 | 0.42 | 288 | 1.72 |
The deaths from tuberculosis were 11.9 per cent, of the total
deaths. The death-rate from phthisis (the most common form
of tubercular disease) was in 1911, 1.29 or 0.26 higher than in 1910
and 0.13 higher than in 1909.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES.
Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations.
The series of Orders dealing with tuberculosis issued by the
Local Government Board with regard to the disease known as
pulmonary tuberculosis (consumption) began with the Public
Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908, which came into force