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Battersea 1912
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912
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The enteric fever notifications were equal to the number received
during 1911, and were 57 per cent. below the average for
the decennium 1902-1911. The 20 enteric fever cases occurred in
15 houses, in three of which the drains on testing were found to
be defective.
The following tables show the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases received during 1912 arranged in Wards and the case-rate per 1,000 population:-
| Ward. | Diphtheria & Membranous Comp. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Ophthalmia Neon. | Puerperal Fever. | Poliomyelitis. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Nine Elms) | 23 | 26 | 78 | 4 | 14 | - | 1 | 146 |
| „ 2 (Park) | 24 | 25 | 52 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 103 |
| „ 3 (Latchmere) | 19 | 14 | 42 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 79 |
| „ 4 (Shaftesbury) | 39 | 9 | 56 | — | 3 | — | — | 107 |
| „ 5 (Church) | 22 | 24 | 54 | 3 | 3 | - | — | 106 |
| ,, 6 (Winstanley) | 27 | 13 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 98 |
| „ 7 (St. John) | 6 | 3 | 19 | — | — | - | — | 28 |
| ,, 8 (Bolingbroke) | 32 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 92 |
| „ 9 (Broomwood) | 18 | 4 | 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 67 |
| Totals | 210 | 134 | 427 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 826 |
| Ward | Population, estimated to middle 1912. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Ophthalmia Neon. | Puerperal Fever. | Poliomyelitis. | All Notifiable Infecti's diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Nine Elms) | 27,189 | .84 | .91 | 2.86 | .15 | .51 | .00 | .03 | 5.37 |
| „ 2 (Park) | 17,500 | 1.37 | 1.42 | 2.90 | .05 | .00 | .00 | .05 | 5.88 |
| „ 3 (Latchmere) | 20,172 | .94 | .69 | 2.08 | .00 | .14 | .04 | .00 | 3.91 |
| „ 4 (Shaftesbury) | 16,010 | 2.42 | .56 | 3.49 | .00 | .18 | .00 | .00 | 6.68 |
| „ 5 (Church) | 19,342 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 2.74 | .15 | .15 | .00 | .00 | 5.47 |
| ,, 6 (Winstanley) | 20,187 | 1.33 | .64 | 2.22 | .44 | .14 | .04 | .00 | 4.81 |
| „ 7 (St. John) | 8,200 | .73 | .36 | 2.31 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 3.41 |
| ,, 8 (Bolingbroke) | 18,499 | 1.73 | .86 | 2.00 | .16 | .10 | .10 | .00 | 4.97 |
| „ 9 (Broomwood) | 20,540 | .87 | .19 | 2.14 | .00 | .04 | .04 | .00 | 3.26 |