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Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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Erysipelas.
There were 75 cases of erysipelas notified and 6 deaths were
registered from the disease as compared with 84 cases and 3 deaths
in 1923, and 66 cases and 2 deaths in 1922. The case-mortality
was 8 per cent. and the death-rate per 1,000 of the population
was .035.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 41 cases of ophthalmia neonatorum notified in
Battersea during 1924, as compared with 42 in 1923, 41 in 1922,
61 in 1921, and 105 in 1920. The rate per 1,000 births was 13.1, as
compared with 12.2, 11.2, 16.3 and 22.5 in 1923, 1922, 1921 and
1920 respectively.
The incidence of the disease and the rate per 1,000 births in the sub-districts and in the wards is shown in the following table:—
| Registration Sub-District. | Cases. | No. of Births. | Rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Battersea | 13 | 1,411 | 9.2 |
| North-West Battersea | 21 | 1,071 | 19.6 |
| South-West Battersea | 7 | 657 | 10.7 |
| Wards. | |||
| No. 1. Nine Elms | 7 | 606 | 11.6 |
| „ 2. Park | 3 | 382 | 7.9 |
| ,, 3. Latchmere | 5 | 381 | 13.1 |
| „ 4. Shaftesbury | 4 | 264 | 15.2 |
| ,, 5. Church | 6 | 390 | 15.4 |
| „ 6. Winstanley | 10 | 484 | 20.7 |
| „ 7. St. John | — | 133 | — |
| ,, 8. Bolingbroke | 2 | 280 | 7.1 |
| ,, 9. Broomwood | 4 | 219 | 18.3 |
| Borough (1924) | 41 | 3,139 | 13.1 |
| Borough (1923) | 42 | 3,434 | 12.2 |
| Borough (1922) | 41 | 3,665 | 11.2 |
| Borough (1921) | 61 | 3,742 | 16.3 |
| Borough (1920) | 105 | 4,669 | 22.5 |