Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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(Reauired by th* Ministry of Health to be used in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.)
Cases of Infectious Disease (excluding Tuberculosis) notified during the Year 1936, and Deaths from such
Diseases.
Notifiable Disease.
Cases Notified in Battersea.
at Ages (Years).
Admitted
to Hospital
from each
Sub-District.
Deaths.
0-
1-
2_
3-
4-
5-
10-
15-
20-
35-
45-
65 &
over
Total
N.
S.
Diphtheria
3
12
17
25
43
120
29
8
19
2
2
280
162
117
7
Erysipelas
2
2
1
1
—
1
3
4
8
2
30
11
65
8
12
—
Scarlet fever
2
20
24
36
58
188
57
12
32
5
3
—
437
185
240
1
Enteric (typhoid) fever
1
—
—
1
—
2
4
1
1
—
1
—
11
6
5
—
Continued fever
—
—
——
—
—
—
—
—
—
——
—
—
—
——
—
—
Puerperal fever
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
12
1
3
1
—
3
16
2
5
1
10
3
Meningococcal meningitis
3
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
6
5
1
4
Ophthalmia neonatorum
29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29
3
3
—
Polio-myelitis, &c.
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
Polio-encephalitis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Encephalitis lethargica
—
—
—
——
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Malaria.
—
—
—
—
—
—
——
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Dysentery
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Acute primary pneumonia
15
14
17
15
13
23
11
8
27
14
30
11
198
54
36
77
Acute influenzal pneumonia
4
—
1
—
—
3
1
9
6
11
7
43
7
7
10
Whooping-cough
55
95
82
82
94
153
3
1
2
—
—
1
570
82
48
11
Measles
100
232
206
300
426
844
52
12
25
4
1
—
2202
282
186
23
Totals
215
375
349
460
635
1333
164
47
137
37
80
30
3862
802
667
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