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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 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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In the following table is shown the distribution of the notified
cases in the Sub-Districts and Wards of the Borough:—
| Classification. | Wards. | Sub-districts. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | E. | N.W. | S.W. | |
| Pulmonary | 39 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 104 | 57 | 72 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 17 |
| Totals | 51 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 141 | 78 | 89 |
| The Borough: Pulmonary 233 Non-Pulmonary 75 Total 308 | ||||||||||||
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 1927:—
| Ward. | Ages: | Total, all ages. | Grand Total. | Rate per 100,000population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under lyr. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 up | M. | F. | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 185 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 229 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 187 |
| 4 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 238 |
| 5 | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | - | 19 | 11 | 30 | 161 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 140 |
| 7 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 8 | 7 | 15 | 174 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | - | 20 | 17 | 37 | 194 |
| 9 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 151 |
| Boro' | 6 | 11 | 37 | 90 | 105 | 52 | 7 | 172 | 136 | 308 | 178 |
| E. | 3 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 22 | 4 | 77 | 63 | 140 | 200 |
| N.W. | 2 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 48 | 30 | 78 | 161 |
| S.W. | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 90 | 178 |
| Rate per 10 0,000 population in each age group | |||||||||||
| Boro' | 164 | 100 | 113 | 307 | 209 | 160 | 72 | 217 | 152 | 182 | - |
In the table on pp. 57-58 is shown the information required by
the Ministry of Health in regard to notifications.