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Battersea 1913
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1913
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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. | Notificationsper 1,000 Population. | |
|---|---|---|
| The Borough | 1,331 | 7.9 |
| East Battersea | 596 | 8.5 |
| North-West Battersea | 497 | 10.1 |
| South-West Battersea | 238 | 4.8 |
The total amount paid in fees to medical practitioners for
notifications of infectious disease in Battersea during. 1913 was
£238 1s. 6d. (This amount includes fees paid for notifications of
tuberculosis.)
There was a large increase in the number of scarlet fever
notifications during 1913, viz., 110 per cent., as compared with
1912. The number of notifications during- the year 1913 was
37 per cent, above the average for the ten years 1903-1912. The
897 cases of scarlet fever occurred in 694 houses.
The number of notifications of diphtheria received during 1913
was 40 in excess of the number notified in 1912. The notifications
were 2.4 per cent, above the average for the ten years 19031912.
The 250 cases of diphtheria occurred in 223 houses, and in
only 17 of these were the drains, on testing, found defective.
The enteric fever notifications were 5 fewer than the number
received during 1912, and were 62 below the average for the
decennium 1903-1912. The 15 enteric fever cases occurred in
13 houses, in 2 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 1913 arranged in Wards, and the case-rate per 1,000 population:—
| Ward. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Ophthalmia Neon. | PuerperalFever. | Poliomyelitis. | Cerebrospinal Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 (Nine Elms) | 43 | 22 | 165 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 245 |
| „ 2 (Park) | 35 | 17 | 76 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| ,, 3 (Latchmere) | 37 | 9 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 192 |
| ,, 4 (Shaftesbury) | 19 | 20 | 85 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 127 |
| ,, 5 (Church) | 35 | 15 | 170 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 226 |
| ,, 6 (Winstanley) | 26 | 24 | 113 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| ,, 7 (St. John) | 17 | 4 | 37 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 59 |
| ,, 8 (Bolingbroke) | 26 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 93 |
| „ 9 (Broomwood) | 12 | 5 | 59 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 78 |
| Totals | 250 | 123 | 897 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1331 |