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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Non-Pulmonary Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the Register ; and (6) the reasons for the removal
| Condition at the time of the last record made daring the year to which the Return relates. | Previous to 1921. | 1921—6. | 1927. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | Bones and Joints. | Abdominal. | Other Organs. | Peripheral Glands. | Total. | |||
| (a) Remaining on Dispensary Register] on 31st December. | Disease arrested. | Adults—M. | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | , | 2 | _ | 5 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| F. | – | _ | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Children | 3 | _ | _ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | ||
| Disease not arrested. | Adults—M. | – | — | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | |
| F. | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Children | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 42 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Condition not ascertained during the year | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||
| Total on Dispensary Register at 31st December ... | 3 | _ | 1 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 107 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | ||
| Transferred to Pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| (b) Not now on Dispensary Register and reasons for removal therefrom. | | Discharged as Recovered. | Adults—M. | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Children | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 49 | — | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
| Lost sight of, or otherwise removed from Dispensary Register | 20 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 89 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| DEAD. | Adults—M. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Children ... | 1 | – | – | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Total written off Dispensary Register | 29 | 11 | 18 | 78 | 136 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 98 | 171 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | ||
| Grand Totals of (a) and (b) (excluding those transferred to Pulmonary) | 32 | 11 | 19 | 93 | 155 | 64 | 27 | 27 | 160 | 278 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 41 | ||