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Battersea 1926

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926

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Table: Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1926.

Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1926.

Period.Mean Quinquennial Rates.Case mortality per cent.
Mean No. of cases per annum.Mean case rateMean No. of deathsper annum.Mean death-rate.
1895-1899569.63.4393.4.56417.02
1900-1904265.21.5722.6.1348.34
1905-1909267.41.5822.2.1318.18
1910-1914224.41.3417.4.1047.74
1915-1919261.01.6622.4.1438.56
1920-1924531.83.1543.4.2578.06
Year 19253962.3010.0582.53
„ 19265403.1420.1163.70

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Enteric Fever.
During 1926 six cases of enteric fever were notified in Battersea.
Of these 3 cases were cancelled, the diagnosis not being confirmed
at hospital. There was 1 death from this disease as compared with
1 death in 1925 and 3 deaths in 1924.
Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
During 1926 only 1 case of this disease was notified in Battersea,
which proved fatal.
Encephalitis Lethargica.
Eight cases of Encephalitis Lethargica (sleepy sickness) were
notified in Batersea during 1926, as compared with 8 in 1925 and
14 in 1924. In 4 of the cases the diagnosis was not confirmed.
Three deaths were recorded from the disease (one being of an
un-notified chronic case in a mental hospital) giving a death-rate
of 0.017.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the cases notified during 1926:—

The following table gives particulars of the cases notified during 1926:—

Identification.Age and Sex.Date notified.Dateof Death.Progress.
M.G.F46 M8 Jan—Mild case
E.M.M.L65, F.26 Apl.11 May—
E.M.L61, F.10 May9 July—
D.B.37, F.31 Dec.—Progressing favourably