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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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In the subjoined table are given deaths from Tuberculosis at various ages in each Ward and the registration sub-districts during 1926:-
| Wards. | Rate per 100,000 population. | Ages :— | Total, All Ages. | Totals. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65- | M. | F. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
| 1 | 125 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 35 |
| 2 | 102 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 71 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 14 |
| 4 | 89 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | 69 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | 133 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | 68 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 93 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | 88 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| E. | 104 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 44 | 30 | 64 | 10 | 74 |
| N. | 98 | 1 | _ | 2 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 48 |
| S. | 85 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
| — | 97 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 70 | 38 | 9 | 105 | 61 | 141 | 25 | 166 |
| Rate per 100,000 popultn. | 136 | 45 | 27 | 104 | 133 | 112 | 89 | 130 | 67 | 82 | 15 | 97 | |
The death-rates per 100,000 of the population during the 25 years ended 1925 in quinquennial averages and in individual years from 1921 to 1926 are given in the following table :—
| Years. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1905 | 134.8 | 49.2 | 184.0 |
| 1906-1910 | 116.4 | 41.8 | 158.2 |
| 1911-1915 | 124.2 | 33.8 | 158.0 |
| 1916-1920 | 134.8 | 30.0 | 164.8 |
| 1921-1925 | 92.6 | 23.0 | 115.6 |
| Average (25 years) | 120.5 | 35.6 | 156.1 |
| 1921 | 100.5 | 27.2 | 127.7 |
| 1922 | 101.0 | 20.1 | 121.1 |
| 1923 | 81.5 | 21.1 | 102.6 |
| 1924 | 89.5 | 21.6 | 111.1 |
| 1925 | 90.6 | 25.0 | 115.6 |
| 1926 | 82.0 | 14.6 | 96.6 |