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Battersea 1925
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1925
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NON-DISPENSARY CASES.
In addition to the work carried out by the staff of the Tuberculosis
Dispensary visits to houses in which cases of Tuberculosis
were notified were paid by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1925
to male patients, and in the case of women and children patients
by a woman Sanitary Inspector (Miss J. Round).
Women and Children.
Women and children notified to be suffering from Tuberculosis
and not attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensary are systematically
visited by a woman Sanitary Inspector. During 1925
the number of new cases notified was 149. Of these, after correction
and adjustment of the figures as to cases not traced, transferred
to the Dispensary and to other districts, and cases in regard
to which no information could be obtained, there were 136 cases
investigated—women 78, children 58.
Of these 136 cases, 33 were found to be dead on first visit, and
9 cases died subsequently during the year.
The following table gives particulars of the 136 women and
children non-dispensary cases notified to be suffering from tuberculosis
(all forms) during 1925:—
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 up-wards | Allages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | M. | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| f. | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 64 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | M. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| f. | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Other Forms | M. | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| F. | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 32 | |
| Total | M. | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 32 |
| F. | — | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 104 | |
| Grand Total | 5 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 136 | |
The home conditions of these 136 cases were carefully investigated.
In the majority of cases the sanitary state of the home was
found to be satisfactory, the average number of persons per room
being 1.32. In 19 cases, however, the patient's family was found
to be living in a single room, as compared with 13 families living
under the same conditions in 1924.
During the year 65 cases were undergoing hospital, sanatorium
or other Institutional treatment.