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The allocation of the deaths in 1930 according to age and sex,
and in the Wards and Sub-Districts is shown on pp. 64 and 65.
During 1930 162 deaths from Tuberculosis were registered
as belonging to the Borough of Battersea. Of this number 137
(i.e. 84.6 per cent.) were due to pulmonary tuberculosis, 9 (i.e.
5.5 per cent.) to tubercular meningitis and 16 (i.e. 9.9 per cent.)
to other forms of the disease.
In 1929 the number of deaths from tubercular diseases was 206
and it will be noted that there was a marked decline in 1930 in
the mortality from Tuberculosis as compared with the previous year.
Of the 162 deaths registered from Tuberculosis during the
year 18 cases were not notified until one month before death;
in 12 cases the notifications were received after death, and in 10
cases no notification was received.
Of the 10 cases in respect of which no primary notification
was received 6 (2 pulmonary, 4 non-pulmonary) were patients
who died in hospitals or infirmaries. Of the remaining cases 1
(pulmonary) was under treatment by a private medical practitioner,
and 3 (pulmonary) were certified by the Coroner after a postmortem
examination.
Of the 12 cases notified after death, 9 (5 pulmonary, 4 nonpulmonary)
were from a Public Assistance Institution and 3
(2 pulmonary, 1 non-pulmonary) were from other hospitals.