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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 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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The following table shows the age and sex distribution of the cases of Tuberculosis notified in each Ward and in the Registration Sub-Districts during 1926:—
| Ward. | Ages: | Total, all ages. | Grand Total. | Rate per 100,000 population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under lyr. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25 45 | 45-65 | 65 up | M. | F. | |||
| 1 | — | 3 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 254 |
| 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 209 |
| 3 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 17 | 11 | 28 | 143 |
| 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | — | 29 | 12 | 41 | 260 |
| 5 | _ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | — | 17 | 22 | 39 | 206 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | — | 24 | 16 | 40 | 189 |
| 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 251 |
| 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | 22 | 13 | 35 | 180 |
| 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 135 |
| Boro' | 2 | 16 | 57 | 82 | 125 | 55 | 7 | 202 | 142 | 344 | 200 |
| E. | — | 5 | 38 | 40 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 103 | 62 | 165 | 232 |
| N.W. | 2 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 17 | — | 47 | 44 | 91 | 185 |
| S.W. | — | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 52 | 36 | 88 | 165 |
| Rate per 10 0,000 population in each age group | |||||||||||
| Boro' | 68 | 182 | 173 | 267 | 238 | 162 | 69 | 251 | 155 | 200 | — |
In the table on pp. 60-61 is shown the information required by
the Ministry of Health in regard to notifications.
The localisation of the disease in the 344 cases notified in 1926
is summarised below :—
Localisation of Disease.
| Pulmonary (246) | Bones and Joints (30) | Abdominal (10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungs | 238 | Ankle | 1 | Peritoneum | 6 |
| Lungs and Larynx | 3 | Heel | 1 | Peritoneum and mes enteric glands | 1 |
| Lungs and Shoulder | 1 | Hip and Chest | 1 | ||
| Lungs and Glands | 3 | Hip and Hip Joint | 7 | Stomach | 1 |
| Pleural Effusion | 1 | Hip and Left Ulna | 1 | Unspecified | 2 |
| Knee | 4 | ||||
| Brain (5) | Legs | 1 | Genito-urinary (3) | ||
| Meninges | 5 | Ribs | 1 | Kidney | 1 |
| Sacro-iliac | 1 | Renal Tract | 1 | ||
| Glands (46) | Shoulder and Cheek | 1 | Testicle and Bladder | 1 | |
| Cervical | 20 | Sinus of Neck | 1 | Ear (left) | 1 |
| Abdominal | 1 | Spine | 8 | ||
| Unspecified and Various | 25 | Wrist | 2 | Skin | 3 |