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Battersea 1924
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1924
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in regard to cases not traced, transferred to other districts and
cases in which no information could be obtained, there were 117
cases investigated—women 55; children 62.
Of these 117 cases, 25 were dead when first visited and 9 cases
died during the year.
The following Table gives particulars of the 117 women and children, non-dispensary cases notified to be suffering from Tuberculosis (all forms) during 1924. Age and Sex Distribution.
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15_ | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 upwards | All ages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| f. | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 55 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | M. | – | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| F. | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | |
| Other Forms | M. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| f. | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | |
| Total | M. | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 |
| f. | — | 8 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 84 | |
| Grand Total | 2 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 117 | |
The home condtions of these 117 cases were carefully
investigated. The sanitary state of the dwellings was in the
majority of cases satisfactory, the average number of persons per
room being 1.44. In 13 instances, however, the patient's family
was found to be living in one room.
During the year 52 cases were undergoing hospital, sanatorium
or other form of institutional treatment.
At the end of 1924 there were 508 women and children patients,
including new cases notified during the year, not in attendance
at the Dispensary on the Tuberculosis Register, and 803 visits
were made by the Health Visitor to the homes of these patients.
Efforts are made in all cases to induce these patients to attend
periodically at the Dispensary.
Thirty-one cases were transferred to the Dispensary during
the year.
Adult Male Patients.
There were 245 adult male non-dispensary cases on the register
at the end of 1924 and 80 were new cases notified during the year.
Of these new cases, 28 died during the year.