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Battersea 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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NON-DISPENSARY CASES.
The following particulars relate to notified cases of Tuberculosis
not on the roll of patients attending the Tuberculosis Dispensary,
some of whom were subsequently transferred to the Dispensary.
These cases are systematically visited by the male and female
Sanitary Inspectors.
Women and Children.
During 1931 the number of new cases notified (including
7 notified after death) and not attending the Tuberculosis Dispensary
was 98 (women 60, children 38). There were 10 other cases among
women and children which came to the knowledge of the Medical
Officer of Health, 9 upon registration of the deaths and 1 by
information as to the removal of the patient into the Borough.
There were 29 deaths (including 8 of tubercular meningitis)
recorded amongst these 108 cases. In 18 cases death had occurred
prior to the first visit and 11 deaths were subsequently recorded
during the year.
The following table gives the age and sex distribution of the
108 women and children (non-dispensary cases) notified or otherwise
reported to be suffering from Tuberculosis (all forms) during
1931:—
Age and Sex Distribution.
| 0-1 | 1-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 | 25-35 | 35-45 | 45-55 | 55-65 | 65 up-wards | Allages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | M. | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F. | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 61 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | M. | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| F. | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| Other Forms | M. | - | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| F. | - | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | |
| Total | M. | - | 8 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| f. | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 91 | |
| Grand Total | 1 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 108 | |
The home conditions of 102 of these cases were investigated. In
the majority of cases the sanitary state of the home was found to
be satisfactory, the average number of persons per room being 1.36.
In 7 cases, however, the conditions were found to be unsatisfactory
the patient's family occupying only a single room.