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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Whooping Cough, 1935, and Ten Previous Years.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified or reported. | Per 1,000 Population. | Registered. | Per 1,000 Population. | Per 100 Cases. | |
| 1925 | 1,320 | 7.67 | 20 | 0.116 | 1 .52 |
| 1926 | 1,210 | 7.04 | 13 | 0.076 | 1 .07 |
| 1927 | 749 | 4.43 | 15 | 0.089 | 2.00 |
| 1928 | 1,228 | 7.48 | 14 | 0.085 | 1 .14 |
| 1929 | 1,317 | 8.14 | 43 | 0.266 | 3.26 |
| 1930 | 537 | 3.34 | 7 | 0.044 | 1 .30 |
| 1931 | 747 | 4.67 | 5 | 0.031 | 0.67 |
| 1932 | 1,109 | 7. 06 | 11 | 0.070 | 0.99 |
| 1933 | 976 | 6.34 | 12 | 0.078 | 1.23 |
| 1934 | 682 | 4.52 | 7 | 0.046 | 1 .03 |
| Average | 988 | 6.07 | 15 | 0.090 | 1.42 |
| 1935 | 1.065 | 7.19 | 9 | 0.061 | 0.85 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
During the year ended 31st December, 1935, there were 237
cases of Tuberculosis (all forms) notified in Battersea as compared
with 236 cases in 1934, 238 cases in 1933, 246 in 1932, and 255 in
1931.
In addition 34 cases were reported, or otherwise came to the
knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year, making
a total of 271 cases.
The following table (required by the Ministry ol Health; shows the age and sex distribution of the 271 cases of Tuberculosis notified or otherwise reported during the year ended 31st December, 1935, and of the 126 deaths registered as due to the disease.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||
| 0 — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 1 — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | ||
| 5 — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 — | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 — | 12 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 — | 29 | 34 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 35 — | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | |
| 45 — | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | |
| 55 — | 17 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | |
| 65 and upwards | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 113 | 101 | 214 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 72 | 40 | 112 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
Deaths from non-respiratory forms of tuberculosis formed
11.1 per cent, of the total deaths from the disease.