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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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The following table gives particulars in regard to non-notification of Tuberculosis for the 5 years 1922-1926 :— Non-Notification of Tuberculosis.
| Year. | Not notified (dead). | Notified after Death. | Primarily Notified on Form C or D. | Other Sources | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 86 |
| 1923 | 3 | 33 | 8 | — | 44 |
| 1924 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 46 |
| 1925 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
| 1926 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
From an examination of the above table giving particulars of
non-notification of the disease, it will be noted that there has been
an improvement in 1926 as compared with previous years.
In accordance with the suggestions contained in the Circular
letter of the Ministry of Health, dated 22nd December, 1924,
with reference to the requirements of notification, in all cases
where the obligation of notification is not complied with the attention
of the Medical Practitioner concerned is drawn to the omission,
and an explanation requested. It was not found necessary to take
any legal action during 1926.
Deaths from Tuberculosis.
The death-rate from Tuberculosis was considerably lower in
1926 than in any previous year. The lowest death-rate previously
recorded from the disease was in 1923. The death-rate for 1926
was 96.6 per 100,000 population.