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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 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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The following table gives particulars of the bacteriological examinations carried out during 1924.
| Suspected disease. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 147 | 1,472 | 1,619 |
| Enteric fever | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other | — | — | — |
| Total | 149 | 1,481 | 1,630 |
The cost of these examinations amounted to £211 0s. 9d.
TUBERCULOSIS.
During 1924, there were 351 cases of Tuberculosis (all forms)
notified in Battersea, as compared with 364 in 1923, 411 in 1922,
466 in 1921 and 498 in 1920.
In the following table is shown the distribution of the notified cases arranged in the Wards and Sub-Districts of the Borough:—
| Classification. | Wards. | Sub-districts. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | E. | N.W. | S.W. | ||
| Pulmonary | 40 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 109 | 71 | 66 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | 16 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 19 | |
| Totals | 56 | 42 | 47 | 31 | 36 | 57 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 147 | 119 | 85 | |
| The Borough: Pulmonary 246 | Non-Pulmonary 105 | Total 351 | |||||||||||
The following table shows the age and sex distribution of
the ca6es of Tuberculosis notified in each Ward and in the Registration
Sub-Districts during 1924:—