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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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In the subjoined table are given deaths from Tuberculosis at various ages in each Ward and the registration sub-districts during 1924 :—
| Wards. | Rate per 100,000 population. | Ages :— | Total, All Ages. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | NonPulmonary. | ||||||||||||
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65- | M. | F. | |||||
| 1 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | 124 | 1 | _ | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | – | 16 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | 102 | _ | – | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | 89 | _ | – | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | – | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | 106 | _ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | 133 | _ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | - | 12 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | 114 | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | 98 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | - | 8 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | 93 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - | 11 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| E | 108 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 46 | 31 | 62 | 15 | 77 |
| N | 127 | – | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 46 | 16 | 62 | |
| S. | 100 | – | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 15 | – | 27 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 51 |
| — | 111 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 73 | 43 | 5 | 102 | 88 | 153 | 37 | 190 |
| Rate per 100,000 popultn. | 54 | 81 | 42 | 148 | 144 | 131 | 51 | 127 | 97 | 89 | 22 | 111 | |
Particulars are given in the table below of the localization of disease in the 351 cases notified during 1924. Localization of Disease.
| Lungs 230 | Abdomen | 2 | Miliary 1 |
| Lungs and Larynx 1 | Peritoneum | 8 | Miliary and Meninges 1 |
| Lungs and Spine 3 | |||
| Lungs and Abdomen 1 | General 3 | ||
| Lungs and Glands 3 | Fallopian Tubes | 1 | |
| Lungs and Intestines 1 | Kidney | 3 | |
| Lungs and Throat 2 | Testicle | 1 | |
| Lungs and Miliary 2 | |||
| Lungs and Meninges 1 | Hip and Hip Joint 5 | ||
| Lungs, Kidney and Bladder 1 | Meninges | 16 | Hip and Face 1 |
| Knee 2 | |||
| Lungs and Ulcer of Leg 1 | Shoulder, Knee and Ankles 1 | ||
| Face | 1 | ||
| Nose | 1 | Elbow 1 | |
| Unspecified | 1 | Ankle 2 | |
| Cervical 18 | Total 351 | ||
| Abdominal 3 Unspecified and | |||
| Chest and Spine | 1 | - | |
| Various 26 | Neck | 2 | |
A copy of the official return to the Ministry of Health of the
notifications on Forms A B and C, received during 1924, is set
out on pages 55 and 56.
During 1924 there were 190 deaths from Tuberculosis registered
as belonging to the Borough of Battersea. Of this number, 153