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Battersea 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1928.

Incidence and Mortality, 1895-1928.

Period.Mean Quinquennial Rates.
Mean No. of cases per annum.Mean case rate.Mean No. of deaths per annum.Mean death-rate.Case mortality per cent.
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
,, 19276804.0225.1483.68
„ 19286523.9726.1583.99

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During the year 36 phials (approximately 136,000 units) of
diphtheria anti-toxin were supplied, on request, to medical practitioners
practising in the Borough.
Schick Test Clinic.
Summary of Work Carried Out, 1928.
As stated in my previous annual report a Schick test clinic
was established at the close of 1927, and has since been held weekly
at the Latchmere, and since November, at the Southlands Maternity
and Child Welfare Centre.
The work is carried on under the supervision of Dr. Mabel
Brodie, m.b., Ch.b., "d.p.h.

Table: The result of the year's work is summarised as follows:—

The result of the year's work is summarised as follows:—

Sessions held51
Patients attending in 1928 (new 178)259
Attendances825
,, (average per session)16.2
Patients tested86
Readings of tests (including 16 1927 patients)
(positive 61, negative 39, result unknown 2*)102
Patients inoculated—
Without test92
After positive test50
142
Inoculations420
Total immunised (including 52 1927 patients)96
Patients still under treatment at end of year99
Discontinued treatment39

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* These patients attended once only. Reading of test not therefore taken.