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Battersea 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Diphtheria.
The number of cases of Diphtheria notified in Battersea during
1930 was 489 as compared with 445 in 1929, 652 in 1928, 680 in
1927, and 540 in 1926.
The number of deaths registered from the disease was 15,
giving a death-rate of 0.093 as compared with 12 deaths and a
death-rate of 0.074 in 1929, 26 deaths and a death rate of 0.158
in 1928, and 25 deaths and a death-rate of 0.148 in 1927.
Of the 489 cases notified 488 or 99.8 per cent. were removed
to hospital. The infected houses numbered 421.
In 49 cases notified (not included in the above total) the
diagnosis of Diphtheria was not confirmed at hospital.
The case rate per 1,000 population was 3.04 as compared
with 2.75 in 1929, 3.97 in 1928, 4.02 in 1927, and 3.14 in 1926.
The case-mortality was 3.07 per cent. as compared with 2.70 per
cent. in 1929, 3.99 per cent. in 1928, 3.68 in 1927, and 3.70 in 1926.
The incidence of the disease was highest in the Latchmere,
Park and Winstanley Wards.
The following table shows the incidence and mortality of diphtheria during 1930 in the Borough, the sub-districts and the wards:—
| Ward. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases per 1,000 population. | Deaths per 1,000 population. | Percentage case mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | 6 | 3.43 | .23 | 6.82 |
| 2 | 80 | — | 4.68 | — | — |
| 3 | 85 | — | 4.73 | — | — |
| 4 | 34 | — | 2.26 | — | — |
| 5 | 63 | 2 | 3.63 | .12 | 3.17 |
| 6 | 82 | 4 | 4.07 | .20 | 4.88 |
| 7 | 14 | 1 | 1.67 | .12 | 7.14 |
| 8 | 20 | 1 | 1.08 | .05 | 5.00 |
| 9 | 23 | 1 | 1.12 | .05 | 4.35 |
| E. | 247 | 6 | 3.76 | .09 | 2.43 |
| N.W. | 184 | 6 | 4.01 | .13 | 3.26 |
| S.W. | 58 | 3 | 1.18 | .06 | 5.17 |
| Borough | 489 | 15 | 3.04 | .09 | 3.07 |